March 26, 2025Wednesday bookschildrenThe DO book club Early exposure The DO Book Club, April 2025: ‘Medical School for Kids’ Joan Naidorf, DO, dives into this educational series where kids will learn about the body’s organs, possible careers, future visits to the doctor’s office and different specialties. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Jan. 31, 2025Friday Black History Mointhracial biasThe DO book club Black History Month The DO Book Club, Feb. 2025: ‘Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine’ Uché Blackstock, MD, writes about becoming a Harvard-educated emergency medicine physician and her efforts to help diversify the student body and residency training programs of a major university medical center. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Sept. 30, 2024Monday hospital medicinepatient careThe DO book club Medical mystery The DO Book Club, Oct. 2024: ‘The Autumn Ghost’ Hannah Wunsch, MD, tells the largely untold story of a deadly 1952 polio epidemic in Denmark that fostered the advent of modern-day intensive care medicine. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Aug. 30, 2024Friday booksThe DO book club Secrets and mysteries The DO Book Club, Sept. 2024: ‘The Covenant of Water’ Joan Naidorf, DO, breaks down this novel’s enchanting combination of spirituality, early medical practice, Anglo-Indian history, romance and family devotion. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
April 30, 2024Tuesday The DO book clubwomen's health Women’s health The DO Book Club, May 2024: ‘Perimenopause for Dummies’ Author Rebecca Levy-Gantt, DO, provides clear and useful information about perimenopause, the transitional time that is highly common yet little understood. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Feb. 29, 2024Thursday DO & student voicespracticeThe DO book club At the helm The DO Book Club, March 2024: ‘Go by Boat’ and ‘Island Medicine’ In his two memoirs, Chuck Radis, DO, writes about moving to a remote Maine island and the challenges he faced while trying to gain acceptance within the community. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Jan. 30, 2024Tuesday self-careThe DO book club Redefining wellness The DO Book Club, Feb. 2024: ‘Real Self-Care’ Psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin, MD, chronicles the challenges facing women in American society and presents a bold new approach to caring for oneself. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Dec. 1, 2023Friday emergency medicineThe DO book club Emergency medicine The DO Book Club, December 2023: ‘Code Gray: Death, Life and Uncertainty in the ER’ As an emergency physician during the early months of 2020, the author draws back the opaque curtain on what was really happening and how frontline medical staff were sharing information. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Nov. 1, 2023Wednesday emergency medicine Lending an ear Listening to our patients: The sounds of an emergency department Any emergency department physician can attest to the noisiness of the ED. Joan Naidorf, DO, shares a story of a memorable day when a few poignant sounds cut through the ED buzz to make a lasting impression on her. Art of Medicine By Joan Naidorf, DO
Sept. 1, 2023Friday artificial intelligencepatient careThe DO book club AI and medicine The DO Book Club, September 2023: “The Algorithm Will See You Now” J.L. Lycette, MD, imagines a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) has been so thoroughly integrated into the practice of medicine that an AI algorithm is making life-and-death decisions for patients. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO