Browsing the archives for the narrative category
Mr. Alexander, a retired cop, was 73 when I became his doctor. His previous physician had left our practice. The diagnoses listed in his chart included high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol; all were well managed on appropriate medication. “Any problems?” I asked. “Nope. Feeling good,” he replied. I asked about his [...]
As many readers know, GlassHospital has pulled up stakes in the Windy City in pursuit of new adventures out on the plains. We are leaving the friendly confines of the University of Chicago, our neighborhood in Hyde Park, and family and friends. We will be joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma School of [...]
Those of you that like to see behind the veil of medical care in the U.S. will enjoy the new book by Dr. David Ansell: County: Life, Death, and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. Ansell began internship at Cook County Hospital in 1978. He stayed there seventeen years. Along the way, he got involved in [...]
Here’s the kind of story I love: Meet Dr. Albert Liebman of Milwaukee. A member of the Greatest Generation, he enrolled as a freshman at the University of Chicago in 1939. He answered the nation’s call to war by enlisting in the Navy in 1942. He’d only completed three years of college. Fortunately for him, he’d [...]
When do doctors cross the line from normal people to jargon-laden grosser-outers?