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A Good Doctor
A Good Doctor
In the medical field, it is said that July, not April, is the cruelest month. It even has a name, the July Effect. In June, hospitals hum…
Isaac Chan, MD, PhD
Aug 2, 2016
When Doctors Forget To Feel
When Doctors Forget To Feel
I still do not know death. As a physician, I am taught to identify it, to delay it, but when confronted by it, I struggle with how to…
Isaac Chan, MD, PhD
Jun 22, 2016
Scenes from work
Scenes from work
Down the hall, in the emergency room of Boston Medical Center (formerly Boston City Hospital), a man is brought in by emergency medical…
Isaac Chan, MD, PhD
Jun 20, 2016
End the war on cancer!
End the war on cancer!
Hers was the face of someone defeated by cancer. Our conversation was grim. She wanted to “fight,” to continue treatment. But there were no…
Isaac Chan, MD, PhD
May 17, 2015
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