Doctor Grumpy in the House

All right, today I had this talk with a migraine patient. For the record, I've been following her for over 5 years, and at every visit s...

Okay, Grumpy fans, today we have a helpful tip for other docs, which I learned yesterday when I went to go see a hospital patient I'd be...

Okay, folks: one of my new patients today is a psychologist, who (according to his card) specializes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)....

Today I met a nice guy, early 20’s with seizures. He does fine if he takes his pills, and is good about doing so. Unfortunately, last weeken...

In a remarkable 8 hours of clinic today, an atypically large number of headache patients provided the following unusually creative excuses a...

I got called in today to see this elderly man, who lives with his kids. On Friday night he fell asleep on the couch while watching TV. He lo...

So after leaving the office last night I had to go to the store. I'm waiting in line at the customer service counter. The guy in front o...

Okay, we're back to patient stuff, and my first patient today has already provided material! She was a nice lady in her 80's. While ...

Ok, this will be my last non-medical practice entry for a while, but I felt like chipping this in after last weekend's entry on the Boy ...

Today's entry will have minimal, if any, medical relevance. First, let me say that I'm an experienced hiker. When I was in residency...

A random pair of news stories. The first is about a guy who robbed a bank after waiting in line wearing a ski mask! And the second is a scho...

Okay, today I am going to rant about the FDA and tax dollars. For years drug companies have given doctor's offices little junk like pens...

Case I saw at the hospital today: Gentleman in his 70's, who was leaving his lung doctor's office after an emphysema appointment. Th...

So I'm leaving the hospital after rounds, and stopped in the doctor's lounge to get a Diet Coke for the road. As I wandered through ...