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Humane Medicine Articles
An unlikely afternoon hero: When being there is good enough
December 20, 2011
In the middle of a humdrum afternoon at the office, in between sobbing febrile toddlers and heartbroken adolescents, those patients whose suffering I can do little to alleviate, momentarily I become a hero to one family.
Transitional medicine: Patients who are just passing through
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
October 13, 2011
I watch them go—a new family I will most likely never see again. They've played by the rules, but got burned by the system. Lose your job, lose your health insurance, lose your doctor.
Growth and development: In pediatrics, everything starts small
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
August 24, 2011
Some things grow more quickly than others, and sometimes we have the chance to weed the garden before it's too late.
Generational medicine: The year of the great-grandmother
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
June 15, 2011
I watch them walk down the hallway, this woman I have known as a mother, now as a grandmother, whose grandson still has a great grandmother of his own.
The art of medicine: Having faith in the seeds we plant
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
April 13, 2011
A visit from an 8-year-old patient reminds the author that in medicine as in the natural world, every seed germinates in its own time.
Goethe's Erlköenig: A poetic drama at the close of day
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
February 09, 2011
On a day in late winter, an acutely ill 6-week-old infant reminds the author of a famous poem—and leaves him hoping for a different outcome.
Heartache: When the diagnosis is just a click away
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
December 15, 2010
After a trying week, a young patient with puzzling heart pain reminds this clinician to breathe easy—and let his own chest discomfort subside.
Out of season: Coping with an adolescent in crisis
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
October 20, 2010
An exchange with a troublesome adolescent girl incites contemplation about whether the teenage years are always a time for blooming.
Love's labors lost: Sexual dysfunction in an adolescent male
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
August 06, 2010
When a teen-age boy disguises his true intention to receive a Viagra prescription, the author reflects on relationships and reading between the lines.
House calls, homebodies: Remembering that you came
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
June 16, 2010
The comfort of a clinician's home visit is immeasurable to patients who wish to live their last days in their own home.
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