stillness is a lie, my dear
Medical television shows are some of the oldest around — especially soapy productions like E.R. and General Hospital. Whether it’s comedy (Scrubs) or drama (Grey’s Anatomy), we eat up medical shows in every way, shape, or form, and we mourn them when they’re tragically dropped from the broadcast schedule. Some of us grow up watching them and want to […]
Despite my best efforts, every now and then an ad slips through on Hulu. (Yes, Hulu, sorry, I ignore your ominous notes telling me that I am a horrible person for using an ad blocker, but I refuse to be shown the same inane four ads over and over and over again in your increasingly […]
Like the CSI franchise, Grey’s Anatomy has become an important cultural institution in the United States; the primetime soap may be yet another iteration of a long-established television category, but something about it is compelling audiences to tune in season after season. This even after the plots get more and more absurd and the characters […]
When I had surgery in June, I was struck by radical differences in bedside manner between my perioperative nurses, anesthesiologist, and doctor. Some of these differences were due to variances in personality, but they also had a lot to do with training and medical specialty. As a patient, I felt like my role alternated wildly […]
The last couple of years have presented some troubling developments when it comes to the fragile relationship between physicians and patients, one that requires a high degree of trust and confidence on both sides in order to be effective. A patient who does not feel comfortable with a doctor may not disclose the truth, may […]
Posters at the doctor’s office remind me that I am supposed to be an informed patient; I should read brochures, take classes, talk to my doctor. I should educate myself and advocate for myself when I’m meeting with doctors, nurses, and other health care providers. Informed patients have better medical outcomes, find it easier to […]