OK, I'm back. Took a while, I know. But hopefully the wait's been worth it. Here we go again.De către Dashing MD

The way this blog is posted and served is absolutely free. Unless you value the time it takes to do it...this post was finished almost a week ago, but took a long time to successfully upload. So that's the excuses section. Anyway, Episode 27 is up at last. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! D, M.D.…

Well folks, I'm back again. And reading from the mailbag, where Amanda writes in with some great questions about naturopathy. Also, in the podcast, I mistakenly refer to graduates of Osteopathy schools as ODs. This is what's known, in this political season, as a gaffe. They are actually DOs. Apologies. Here are some associated links, if you want mo…

You responded to Episode 24 with aplomb, I have to say. Tons from the mailbag -- enough to form an entire episode. We hear from Moof on why I should be a doctor, ZeroRocker on why he wants to be one too, and another emailer with some compelling questions on transplants. In 26, look for a diagnostic puzzle...coming soon(ish)! Until then, enjoy, and …

I know, I know... You could argue, rightly, that I already went. But hey, I'm back, and glad to be here. No drama, no amnesia, no fugue state in which I woke up months later washing dishes in a diner in New Mexico, no kidnappings or secret missions. Just a lot of living, and then, towards the end, some technical difficulties. But I'm back, and here…

Hi All, First, a very happy New Year to you all! I'm really excited about where this podcast is headed, and about this first episode for 2008. This episode is in three parts: Part 1: The story of a recent tragedy, and what it makes me remember and consider. Part 2: A look at a couple of recent issues that have appeared in the mainstream media that …

So. A year. Amazing. Both in how long it seems, and how it seems like just last weekend I sat down and wondered "what's this podcast thing all about." I'd thought about a greatest hits episode, but in the end, with questions from the listeners waiting (very patiently) for answers, I went for new content. Hopefully that will be the theme of Year 2. …

Hi All, First, some pressing news: I'm going to be on the Doctor Anonymous radio show tomorrow, Sunday the 21st, at 9 PM Eastern. Hope you can join us there...I'm excited about having a chance to interact with the Listenership in real time. The show link is here, and the Doctor Anonymous blog, which is much more prolific than my own, is linked on t…

So...summer was great. So great that I didn't really get to the podcast much. That, and some technical difficulties. But I'm back now, with some great listener mail. Episode 20 hits some big topics: - Medical school for non-traditional students - Universal healthcare, and my feelings about it - Coping with bad days Hope you enjoy! I'm glad to be ba…

I'm back, at long last. Now coming to you from the East Coast of America, and living a very different life. There are plenty of stories still to come, but there's still plenty to say about the life I've left behind, too. So I give you the transplant service.De către Dashing MD

The rewards of medicine are sort of obvious: taking care of other people is one of the great privileges of life, and the fact that we get paid at all to do it sometimes seems like an unexpected, unnecessary pleasure. But the fact is that medicine asks more from us than simple patient care, and making that worthwhile is another question all together…

Here's the story of how a young doctor-in-training learns to keep standing...and at what cost. As always, I love hearing your thoughts. New to the podcast? Want to subscribe? You do? Great! Click the button below:De către Dashing MD

Here's Episode 16. We start with some letters from the Listenership, then take a quick trip to the newswires, where we check on the medical accuracy and completeness of recent stories about Tony Snow's cancer diagnosis and Jon Corzine's car accident. Then, at long last, we arrive at the stated topic: questions you should ask your surgeon before hav…

As I finish a three-week rotation in the Intensive Care Unit, three patients with three families stick in my memory. Not so much for their individual cases, though each was memorable and heartbreaking in its way, but for how their needs and ours worked together - or failed to. Also, a trip to the mailbag for more questions from Nancy! Enjoy!…

In this week's episode, I go to the front pages of the last week, trying my hand at a little bit of political commentary from the medical perspective and trying to put some scientific sense into our reading of news headlines. The two issues I talk about are based on articles about Dick Cheney's blood clot and the Walter Reed Scandal. As always, I c…