I’m a primary care doctor, and, in normal times, my favorite part of the job is getting to see my patients regularly. But because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve had to substantially cut down on in-person visits to help put the brakes on the spread of the coronavirus. In this time of high medical […]
Good Medical Care Can Suffer Late In The Day
A young woman came to my clinic on recent evening to discuss her irregular menstrual periods. She had scheduled the appointment weeks in advance, and we were slated to have 20 minutes together. I’m a family physician in a busy urban practice, and when she walked in I’d already been seeing patients for 10 hours […]
Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive
A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health. Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health. Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for your friends. We don’t […]