A Reiki master once told me I have a special gift. She gave me, a premed volunteer phlebotomist, a short treatment while we waited for th...

First in a series of #HealthcarePathologies posts I haven’t posted this photo because you can easily see my scar and how it has misshapen...

Almost no one is good at evaluating medical tests. Not politicians. Not medical journalists. Not the general public. And often, not even ...

I've been reading a lot about Overdiagnosis and it's usual progenitor, Overtesting. As a pathologist, I've got a perspective I could add t

Do you like affirmations? Read my essay published on Salon to see how I feel about them.... https://www.salon.com/2020/01/18/live-laugh-l...

Plastic skulls? Glitter-encrusted hatchets? Decomposing zombies at the door? Nothing matches the real thing.

If there's a rash or alopecia with a pattern I can't explain, it's time to order this stain.

What is the name of your disease? Nosology is the act of naming and classifying disease. (No, I don't mean Nose-ology, which actually doe...

***Great Moments in Pathology TM*** This is not melanoma!⠀ It is especially satisfying because it came in from the clinic as a suspected ...

***Great Moments in Pathology TM*** I knew instinctively what this disease was. It didn’t even feel like a decision. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ That’s the be...

***Great Moments in Pathology TM*** This cancer carpets the underside of your skin. It grows over, up, down and sometimes out. ⠀⠀ ⠀ It’s ...

Imagine if you will staring at a chain link fence. That’s it, usually a white background, nothing else to cloud your view. The light is ...