A very unexpected thing happened this morning. I received an email that a former patient of mine had passed away almost exactly a month ago. I had emailed her to let her know I was thinking about her and wondered how she and her beautiful baby girl were. The response I got was from her mother that she has passed and that the baby was doing well. In...

I am always surprised by the number of physician moms who are disenchanted, andgrowing to hate their jobs as doctors. One might think that it is the obvious things that lead us Dr. Mommies to burnout; long hours, sacrificing time with family, no time for self, the endless EMR battle, and even gender and racial bias or outright racism or sexism.Howe...

Roasted sweet potatoes, spices and coconut milk make a creamy, velvety curry sweet potato soup that's vegan. Enjoy!! Ingredients 2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed, unpeeled 1 small onion 2 tablespoons canola oil ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1½ teaspoon curry powder 1 teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon turmeric 1/8 teaspoon c...