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Doctors and nurses who love Max’s “The Pitt” remember the moment they realized it wasn’t like other medical shows. Caitlin Dwyer, a charge nurse in Milwaukee, took note of a character’s decision — counterintuitive but medically correct — not to defibrillate a patient with no pulse. Dr. Elizabeth Rempfer, an attending physician in Maryland, felt…
Soon, Irene Mekel will need to pick the day she dies. She’s not in any hurry: She quite likes her life, in a trim, airy house in Castricum, a Dutch village by the sea. She has flowers growing in her back garden, and there is a street market nearby where vendors greet villagers by name….
When Dr. C. Michael Gibson, a cardiologist at Harvard Medical School, goes to heart disease meetings, he can’t help noticing a change. “We will sit around at dinner and halfway through the meal, we will simultaneously push our plates away,” Dr. Gibson said. “We look at each other and laugh and say, ‘You, too?’” They…
Valérie André was 10 years old in 1932 when, armed with a congratulatory bouquet, she greeted the hero aviator Maryse Hilsz at the Strasbourg airfield in France. She was already committed to becoming a doctor, an ambitious career goal for a young lady at the time. But she was so warmly received when she presented…
This is part of a series on medical gaslighting that has been done over the past few weeks, with discussing a study from the University of Windsor and showcasing stories from across Canada. The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada is adjusting what medical schools are teaching to address a widespread issue in the…
I can’t make Tim better. But he has made me a better doctor.
Since his cancer diagnosis last year, Kent Manuel has regularly seen an oncologist near his home in Indianapolis. It’s been a tough time: After spinal surgery for paralysis caused by his cancer, he is regaining the use of his legs with physical therapy but still uses a wheelchair. Now, Mr. Manuel said, “I’m dealing with…
The Queen’s Family Health Team has been awarded $100,000 through the City of Kingston’s Primary Care Clinic Expansion Grant to help attach 1,200 unattached patients to primary care services. The grant was presented last week by city councillors Brandon Tozzo and Gregory Ridge. The funding will support two key initiatives: the New Patient Intake Initiative,…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2024 3:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A constitutional expert says proposed Quebec legislation to force new doctors to practice in the province’s public system for five years after they graduate could potentially violate Charter-guaranteed rights to freedom of movement….
