Storied history
Oct. 25, 2021The DO Book Club, Oct. 2021: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Although despair and hope are diametrically opposed, readers of this Pulitzer Prize-winning book are somehow left feeling both.
Lifestyle
Intern year
Sept. 27, 2021The DO Book Club, Sept. 2021: The House of God
Although outdated, the anonymously written novel offers a candid look at medical training that many in medicine will relate to.
State by state
Sept. 22, 2021Where your state ranks for happiness in 2021
The general population is happiest in Utah, Minnesota and Hawaii, and least happy in West Virginia and Arkansas, according to WalletHub.
Personal account
Aug. 25, 2021The DO Book Club, Aug. 2021: The Undying
Anne Boyer’s Pulitzer Prize winning memoir of her breast cancer treatment offers a glimpse into the suffering and isolation experienced by many patients.
Four-legged friends
July 27, 2021The DO Book Club, July 2021: Mutual Rescue
Carol Novello shares incredible stories that illustrate how animal companionship can benefit the mind, body, and spirit.
In your words
July 14, 2021How autoimmune disorders almost derailed my medical training
Some families have a multigenerational legacy like medicine or a family recipe. My family’s legacy is autoimmune disease.
Food as medicine
June 23, 2021The DO Book Club, June 2021: How Not to Die
In this book, Michael Greger, MD, and Gene Stone provide a rigorous overview of the disease-preventing power of food and a road map for adopting a more healthful diet.
STATE OF THE STATES
May 26, 2021Most and least stressed states in 2021
Stressors are highest on average in Nevada and Louisiana and lowest in South Dakota and Utah, a Wallethub analysis finds.