The site was out of commission for a while but I’m happy to say we are back up and working on getting some new content together for you. As we are planning what to write about next, please let me know if you have things you want to read about! Indy
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If you have been following the blog for a while, you may remember this post about the fat acceptance movement and the argument that you can be “healthy at every size.” Unfortunately, much as I would love to tell my patients to stop worrying about weight, I actually do treat a LOT of patients with medical problems that are caused
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For those who are new to the blog, this post was written by an OB/GYN resident whose own child was delivered by a midwife. It’s a bit of a departure from our usual fare, but today I wanted to address an issue that has been hotly debated recently: that of midwifery. There has been a lot of fuss lately about
» Read moreYou may have noticed that there haven’t been a lot of new posts appearing on the blog lately. That is because your site administrator has been suffering from a bit of burnout. Burnout has been a hot topic lately in the world of resident education. If you are getting ready to graduate medical school and start internship, it’s worth taking
» Read moreIt’s been a quiet few weeks on the blog due to other demands on my time, but I promise there is a fresh new post coming tomorrow morning! Thanks for your patience with me! –Indy
» Read moreToday’s post is a bit more philosophical. Being a doctor is hard. It’s even harder when things go wrong. Most of the time, the things that go wrong aren’t our fault. They usually aren’t the patient’s fault, either, even if they are a direct result of the patient’s actions. How is that possible, you ask? If a patient comes in
» Read moreHello everyone! The blog has seen a surge in spam comments and spam emails, so I have switched to a new spam filter plugin. If you are trying to get in touch with me by comment or email, and you are having trouble, please go to the Facebook page and contact me there. If the page is acting up, please
» Read moreTo get the academic year off on the right foot, I’m working on a series of reference-type pages on essential hands-on skills for medical students and residents: knot tying, suturing, vaginal deliveries, etc. To make the information easier to find as a reference, I am making these “pages” instead of blog posts, but I will be making a blog post every
» Read moreAlright, I seem to have beaten the spammers for now, and we will be back to our regularly scheduled blog starting tomorrow (Friday) morning. This week’s topic is a bit on the lighter side, but next week we’ll have a reader question to explore, and I’m hoping my other readers will be able to help her out with some tips
» Read moreThat’s right, that was Spam’s slogan when the product came out, and man am I seeing a lot of spam today… The site has been hit by some sort of spambot and I have gotten over a hundred spam comments and emails just this morning. I am trying to keep up with clearing them out, but there is a chance
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