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Doctors are killing themselves, and who is taking notice? [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Feb 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Doctors are killing themselves, and who is taking notice? [PODCAST]

“I can do better. We can do better. Please partner with me and advocate for the ability for doctors and residents in our profession to receive medical and psychiatric care without fear of losing our licenses or having to face stigma and judgment. It can save lives. Please, we are more stressed than ever, and…

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How a physician breaks bad news is just as important as the bad news itself

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on How a physician breaks bad news is just as important as the bad news itself

Medicine is an art. One can learn about symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment plans for various diseases, from textbooks and journal articles. It is harder to study empathy, compassion, and human connection from conventional academic resources. The art of medicine is discovered, acquired, and absorbed on the job by interacting and connecting with patients and their…

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Pressure to breastfeed: from inside or out?

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Pressure to breastfeed: from inside or out?

I had very difficult experiences breastfeeding both of my children.  I had constant pain, recurrent plugged ducts, and a lot of latch problems.  There were many times when I considered quitting, but I persevered because it meant a lot to me, and I would have felt like I was failing had I stopped.  Does this…

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A dose of positivity? Just what the doctor ordered.

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on A dose of positivity? Just what the doctor ordered.

We have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, and its disruptions to our lives, for a year. And all the news reports, the dire warnings, and the messages of doom and gloom reinforce a feeling of despair as we face yet another week of virtual school, along with time away from the activities and the people…

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Dividend Increases Expected in February 2021

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Dividend Increases Expected in February 2021

2021 is off to a CRAZY start. As a dividend investor, I couldn’t be happier that companies continue their trend of strong dividend increases that started at the end of 2020. The dividend increase news took a back seat to WallStreetNews, however. All investors were fixated on the madness that was taking place with GameStop,…

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My heart as a physician has been weighted with the pain I have witnessed

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on My heart as a physician has been weighted with the pain I have witnessed

There is such beauty that arises when we simply smile at our children’s faces. Their roaring belly laughs, their absolute delight in catching snowflakes on their tongues on an early February afternoon, and their joyful playground adventures just a few days prior when the weather graced us with sunshine and a peek into the hopeful…

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How this physician escaped the system

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on How this physician escaped the system

“Wrong! The most important part of your job is to make money.” I will never forget those words from an attending in residency – though I did not know it at the time, it was a pivotal moment in my decision to pursue a nontraditional route in medicine. I loved my patients; I loved the…

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A story of esophageal variceal rupture

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on A story of esophageal variceal rupture

An excerpt from 50 Years in the OR: True Stories of Life, Loss, and Laughter While Giving Anesthesia. Chronic long-term alcoholism causes many health problems, not the least of which is cirrhosis of the liver. In advanced cases of cirrhosis, the liver becomes full of scar tissue and its many functions are then impaired, causing…

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Why the preservation of the Affordable Care Act should matter to you [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Feb 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Why the preservation of the Affordable Care Act should matter to you [PODCAST]

“Is the ACA perfect? Not by a long shot. In Kentucky, where I live, there are only 2 insurers selling individual policies on the exchange. A Silver plan for my husband and myself costs $1,800 per month in premiums, with a $13,600 deductible and an out-of-pocket maximum of $14,600.  Therefore, the total exposure every year…

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A physician’s mid-career and mid-life success

By Angelica | Feb 6, 2021 | Comments Off on A physician’s mid-career and mid-life success

A mid-life crisis, re-assessment, re-envision. Hollywood’s cliché version epitomized by Chevy Chase driving the “family truckster” while flirting with Christie Brinkley and later trying to skinny-dip with her. Of course, it is more than that. Researcher, Brene Brown, calls it the unraveling. It is a pause. Turning off auto-pilot. A re-evaluation of goals. Clinically, it…

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