"Can I get a doctor in here?" These are not words you want to hear in the emergency department. I went into the room to see what my nurse needed. I saw the nurse at the bedside with a young woman, clearly frightened with a blood-soaked towel pressed between her legs.

The hospital is a unique place within a community. Originally contrived as a common location to collect and care for ailing people, now along with schools, libraries, and parks, hospitals have come to be seen as an important and necessary part of a thriving community with each community or county supporting its local hospital. However, the healthcare landscape has changed in profound ways over the past several decades. Post the 2009 legislative healthcare overhaul, this te

This book review highlights Dr. Marty Makary’s exploration of how groupthink, tradition, and flawed assumptions have led medicine astray despite its many advances. Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and broader medical history, the review praises Makary’s call for humility, open inquiry, and a renewed commitment to truth. Rather than discrediting medicine, the book challenges physicians to confront dogma and pursue evidence-based reform with integrity and courage.

A personal medical kit is great for general preparedness, helping you manage medical emergencies at home or on the go.