February marks many things—the shorter month means fewer call shifts for a weary resident; the truncated month is also one for avoiding planning a favorite rotation in.

Goodbye to a year of a pandemic, social distancing, racial unrest, economic crises, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, political polarizations, cyberattacks, and overwhelmed hospitals and schools.

When I was a child, Christmas morning began promptly at 6:00am; this was far too early for my parents and grandfather to wake.

Back pain. There is always someone complaining of back pain, whether a neighbor, a colleague, or a family relative.

For those of us living in states where hurricanes are an annual event, we personally prepare for disaster response as a community, as a city, and as a state.

The news today is daunting. There is and will always be bad news. Also, there is and will (I trust) always be good news.

So how are you doing today? I anticipate that I’ll be doing well, although how I am really doing is a guess since I am writing this blog on a Sunday morning in April while snow falls outside my house. Two inches of snow have accumulated so far—a sight that drives home the craziness of this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in change for people all over the world and disrupting daily life.

Examples can go on and on. You no doubt have several of your own. Now define professionalism.

Rashes in children can often be challenging to diagnose due to myriad reasons.

I was delivering an influenza vaccination to a seventeen-year-old patient when I noticed her talking to someone on her phone.