Pamela Wible, MD

April 19, 2013

A seasoned family physician remembers the day she met her mentor, Dr McLarty-a 70-year-old cowboy who was eating Metamucil wafers while puffing on a pipe. He wore Wrangler corduroys and a crew cut with some gray hairs shooting through. With his thick Texas twang, he slurred his words together around southern slangisms and medical anecdotes.

March 22, 2013

Raised in a morgue, I worked alongside Dad, the city medical examiner. Over fifty years, he amassed a huge collection of medical artifacts.

March 08, 2013

The human papillomavirus is also easily transmitted to the anus in men who have sex with men.

February 15, 2013

A cardiologist looks in. Startled by my emotion, he says, “You must be a new doctor,” then disappears down the hall.

February 06, 2013

“Evan, here’s the deal: most people hang lower on the left."

January 19, 2013

Change your name. Don't friend patients. Delete your Facebook account. This is official social media advice for today's medical students and physicians. What fuels physician Facebook phobia?

January 03, 2013

America: 350,000,000 Guns; 47,000 Psychiatrists

June 27, 2011

Tired of assembly-line medicine? Don’t wait for politician-saviors. Convene with your neighbors.