What can medicine tell us about our world, our culture, and our society? Physician and host Sam Freeman interviews practitioners, researchers and advocates about their work in healthcare, their lives and their insights. Sam takes listeners beyond the standard narratives as he and his guests explore the ideas, culture and politics of health and medicine.
Of all the problems we face in clinical medicine, few are more vexing than patient interactions that don’t go well. Dealing with a “difficult patient,” as they’re commonly referred to, can ruin your day and set off a spiraling cascade of thoughts and emotions. Those patient encounters frustrate...
Published 08/24/23
A little over two years ago, two good friends of mine, whose daughter Fera was born just a few weeks before my daughter, came to me with concerns about their baby. Fera was about 9 months old and at a routine check-up her doctor had found that her weight gain had slowed.
When her mother,...
Published 07/14/23