I Had A Terrifying Postpartum Complication — And I Want To Prevent Anyone Else From Experiencing It
A few days after coming home from the hospital, I knew something was seriously wrong. I’d just given birth, and my baby was fine, but I had a blinding headache, which was soon compounded by chest pain. Five days later, I found myself gasping for breath during simple actions like walking around the house. By […]
Opinion | Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
“I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered her illness well because I had been very concerned about […]
Opinion | Here’s How States Should Use the Opioid Settlement Funds
On August 16, 2022, Sarah Wakeman, MD, shared her perspective on how the U.S. is taking the wrong approach to addressing the drug overdose crisis. As part of MedPage Today‘s review of the past year’s top events, Wakeman follows up with her thoughts on how states can correct the current failing approach and best use […]
These 2 Doctor-Backed Items Have Magically Soothed My Aches And Pains
As I steadily march toward 40, I find that there’s always something vaguely wrong with my body. Whether it be the result of youthful recklessness, decades of dance training or the natural deterioration of our meat sacks, something is always slightly off. Between worsening menstrual cramps, daily lower back pain and random soreness and stiffness, […]
Stop Resisting the ‘Imposter’ Inside of You
The problem with feeling like an imposter is thinking there’s something wrong with it. I know this is different from any way you have thought about it, but humor me. What happens when we are offered an opportunity, but we feel like an imposter? We hide. We overwork to compensate. We look around at our […]
What to Do When It’s Time to Let Go … of the Specialist
So, how do we get our colleagues to let go, to stop taking care of our patients? Seems like a funny thing to ask. Don’t get me wrong, we need our specialist colleagues; we value the care they provide and their expertise and assistance. We in primary care would probably be pretty much lost without […]