Inspiring Health Through Stories, Not Statistics
Dr. Scott Abramson, MD shares real-life reflections from over 40 years in medicine. His lessons focus on healing, burnout, joy, and connection. You won’t find data dumps or jargon here. Just heartfelt stories with the power to restore meaning in medicine.
This is a famous teaching in the Talmud, which in the Jewish faith is the commentary on the Hebrew Bible. Why would the holy book of the Jews ...
Perhaps almost as important as our history-taking, our diagnosis, and our care of patients are the words we use to communicate that ...
“Bring me flowers now while I’m living. I don’t need your love when I’m gone. Don’t spend time, tears, and money on my old breathless body. If ...
When I was a teenager, I worked summer nights at the Funtown Amusement Park on the south side of Atlanta, Georgia. After work, as I drove home ...
Howera is a twenty-nine-year-old Ethiopian woman. She saw me in the neurology clinic for headaches. Two years previously, she had come to ...
Don’t blame others for the burned-out road you are on: It is your own “Ass-Phalt.”
OK. I know that sounds harsh. We, physicians and other ...
Here is a challenge: Review the schedule of patients you have seen today. As you recall each patient, ask yourself this question: Did I ...
When we physicians discuss “work-life balance,” we often imply that our dedication to our work is so consuming and imbalanced that we end up ...