Recent
New England Journal of Medicine
Saving Tiny Tim — Pediatrics and Childhood Poverty in the United States
The Fast-Food Fund
At the end of our clinic meeting, one of the doctors announced that she was taking up a collection.
Close Calls
I didn’t realize I was on call that
night until we were at Fenway
Park and the ball game was well under way.
night until we were at Fenway
Park and the ball game was well under way.
Shifting Sands
For drama’s sake, this story should start, “It was the coldest night of the year in Boston.” Poetic license aside, it was a frigid January night
Harvard Medicine magazine
Morality Tales
There's more than a bit of soul-searching needed when physicians bring patients' stories out of the clinic and onto the page
Boredom
Could it be creativity's spark—or a cause for concern?
Harvard Medicine, Spring 2015
Harvard Medicine, Spring 2015
Fever Dreams
Childhood classics swathe familial illness, even death, in bravery, good deeds, and occasionally, magic
A Mother’s Love, Knitted Up in a Flock of Turkey Hats
The New York Times, November 18, 2019
In Praise of Margery Sharp
The New York Times, April 12, 2018
The Plagiarism Jitters
May 9, 2015
She Wasn’t So Ungrateful After All
May 27, 2014
Making Room for Miss Manners Is a Parenting Basic
January 12, 2009
What to Do When the Patient Says, ‘Please Don’t Tell Mom’
December 8, 2008
If a Baby Has a Fever, Treatment All Depends
November 17, 2008