Janette DeFelice, MD, MAinThe StartupA Prince Among Ordinary Men (or How to Giggle During a Pandemic)This morning, my son had a little trouble managing his emotions. Sometimes e-learning and quarantine get a little much for all of us. So…·5 min read·Apr 15, 2020----
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAinThe StartupTo Those Who are Dismissing Warnings about Social Distancing and CoronavirusIt’s not about you. It’s not about the people who get it and recover. It’s about those with compromised immune systems and the elderly…·3 min read·Mar 13, 2020----
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAinThe StartupMotherhood, Medicine, and the Patriarchy (or, Who’s Going to Take Care of These Babies?)The day I went into the student dean’s office at my medical school to tell her I was pregnant, I felt like I needed to apologize…·11 min read·Dec 6, 2019--4--4
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAWhy Your Conservative Relatives Think The Way They Do (and how to attempt communicating with them)I don’t think I need to say it, but I will: this time of year sucks if you have Trumpy relatives. If you’re dreading being forced to sit…·5 min read·Nov 28, 2019----
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAIntersectionality is Essential for Today’s StruggleA lesson from the Civil Rights Movement.·5 min read·Nov 21, 2019--1--1
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAWhat if we ran an ER the same way we run our government?I often think about what if we approached an emergency medical situation that could kill someone the same way we approach policy that…·3 min read·Nov 8, 2019--1--1
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAinThe StartupWhite Women’s Dependence on White Male Supremacy: What can we do about it?I saw a tweet the other morning calling on white women to renounce their dependence on white men as a way to change the power structure in…·4 min read·Nov 8, 2019--8--8
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAOur Obsession with Cheap Goods is Destroying the WorldLate-Stage Global Capitalism and the Commercial Practices of Fast Fashion and Artisanal/Small-Scale Gold Mining·5 min read·Oct 14, 2019----
Janette DeFelice, MD, MACan We Harness the Electricity Stored in Poop?At my local wastewater treatment facility, they’re already doing it!·5 min read·Oct 9, 2019----
Janette DeFelice, MD, MAThe Earth is Having an Asthma AttackIt was beautiful summer day. I looked out the window to see my daughter happily running around outside with friends. I smiled to myself…·5 min read·Sep 17, 2019--1--1