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.
Lifestyle
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.
preserving a memory
April 28, 2021A deceased DO’s family is reunited with her mid-20th century business sign
Evelyn Brisbane, DO, passed away in 1963, and left behind an old outdoor sign in Santa Cruz, California.
Personal account
April 27, 2021The DO Book Club, April 2021: When Breath Becomes Air
In this memoir, Paul Kalanithi, MD, reflects on his life and the state of medicine after receiving the news of his terminal lung cancer at age 36.
historical fiction
March 24, 2021The DO Book Club, March 2021: The Pull of the Stars
The DO Book Club’s first fictional selection is a novel about the 1918 flu pandemic that provides a valuable look at how health care workers weathered the storm over 100 years ago.
Home sweet home
March 1, 2021Buying a house in 2021: What doctors need to know
Experts discuss how the pandemic has impacted physician mortgages, what the housing market in general looks like today, and special considerations for physicians looking for a home.