“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” -Alexander Pope Expectations are a funny thing. You aren’t...

To state the obvious, I am a girl. A grown-up girl, but still a girl nonetheless. Volumes have been written on a girl’s worth and...

Dear Dr. P, Ten months ago, I first met you on a telehealth visit, as I was referred to your care by one of my favorite physicians,...

My kids and I were discussing the Year 2020 in all of its infamous glory, when my 12-year old daughter said something fairly astute. “Mom,

Yesterday was pregnancy loss day. I dedicate this story to Murphy baby #2 who I will meet someday and hold in my arms in heaven, and to...

According to Reuters, the average physician visit lasts 20 minutes. That’s the average. We know that some visits can be as short as 2...

The numbers are staggering. In the US, between 250,000-440,000 people per year die as a result of medical errors, and they are the third...

While it is nearing the 4th of July, with red, white and blue stars and stripes waving in the breeze, my I Had a Dream story is nothing...

It was an unusual and unexpected hospitalization at Froedtert, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, so maybe I...

The moment is indelibly imprinted on my brain, the setting an in-patient hospital room. I had spent the night in the Houston hospital...

This is a question patients ask me so often, I really don’t bat an eyelash at the query. Whether it’s a surgical consult, or a different...

Twenty basic rights every patient deserves to receive in every clinician interaction in every US healthcare setting. 1. The right to...

In the past seven years, I’ve had a lot of medical experiences. But every now and then, a certain conversation or episode of care becomes...

At some point, your subconscious picks up on it, and believes it. As a patient, I felt Corduroy’s unacknowledged existence intensely.

Sept, 2019: I hate to admit it, but I have become a bit addicted to Twitter as of late. This addiction comes at a cost. While...

Sept, 2018: As we head into fall (already?!), here in the Murphy household we are still recovering from our crazy and unexpected summer....

Dec, 2017: After nearly five years of a heart arrhythmia that came on suddenly during my last pregnancy, and years of attempting to treat...