Edwin LeapLately I’ve seen some commentary about how people should just hush up about gasoline prices.While I’m certainly no economist, or expert in petroleum supply chains, I can say a few things with certainty. America is a very large…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Edwin LeapTruth, and People, Die in SilenceI have been writing columns for physicians for twenty years. And year after year I have had physicians say this: ‘I’m glad you said what…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Edwin LeapinTinctureA Little Advice for Locums RecruitersDear locums physician recruiters,Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Edwin LeapWhat if people behaved in public the way they do in the emergency department?It’s often hard to describe what happens in a busy emergency department. Many of us who spend our days or nights immersed in the soup of…Sep 22, 2019Sep 22, 2019
Edwin LeapParents as AnchorsI had occasion to use an anchor recently. We rented a boat on Lake Jocassee, not far from where we live. We pulled into shore for lunch…Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
Edwin LeapinTinctureMaybe July 1st in the hospital isn’t so dangerous after all.Every year it’s the same joke. ‘Watch out on July 1st! It’s dangerous out there! The new residents are starting!’Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019
Edwin LeapIs College the Best Time of Life? Hopefully not.I was recently talking to a high school student who was struggling with a decision about where to go to college. ‘But the thing is, it’s…May 18, 2019May 18, 2019
Edwin LeapinTinctureSchizophrenia, Hopeless Chaos and the ER.Here is a standard emergency department situation, played out all across America today.May 18, 2019May 18, 2019
Edwin LeapinTinctureRemember That Patient You Saw?What a horrible question that always was. You came to work and a friend would come up to you quietly and take you aside.Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
Edwin LeapRemember That Patient You Saw?What a horrible question that always was. You came to work and a friend would come up to you quietly and take you aside.Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019