Category Archives: Medicine

Resuscitation Bay Elegy

Posted on 05/08/2023 by Jorge Medico

This poem plunges us into the controlled chaos of a hospital’s emergency department where a doctor’s urgent mandate to save life gives way to the poet’s anguished elegy, as literally and metaphorically we touch another person’s heart. Resuscitation Bay Elegy … Continue reading →

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Moral Injury

Posted on 04/24/2023 by Jorge Medico

Moral injury is a relatively new concept often confused with PTSD, as historically it became used after the Vietnam War. Moral injury is defined by a feeling that a transgression has occurred, causing a reaction in the form of grief. … Continue reading →

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It Was

Posted on 04/17/2023 by Jorge Medico

Poetry has the power to tell a story with less. This following poem demonstrates how being concise, showing without telling, concentrates its power. “It was” what, exactly? The poem never says, yet we know precisely, lost and found in eight … Continue reading →

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Wonder

Posted on 03/27/2023 by Jorge Medico

One of the many challenges of being a doctor lies in the large multitude of diseases whose progress we are powerless to cure, along with the inevitable senescence of all life with time. It is especially in these settings the … Continue reading →

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The Long Night of the Soul

Posted on 03/12/2023 by Jorge Medico

One of the privileges of being a physician is being included in the often remarkable stories of people facing sudden reversals of fortune, and the courage, need I say grace, of the human spirit in dealing with the vicissitudes of … Continue reading →

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Tinnitus

Posted on 02/27/2023 by Jorge Medico

Tinnitus is a not uncommon hearing disorder I learned about in medical school. I hadn’t thought much about it until recently when my spouse developed the problem on an increasingly regular basis. After dragging her to one of my ENT … Continue reading →

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How Was Clinic?

Posted on 02/06/2023 by Jorge Medico

We humans tell stories in our attempt to make sense of our lives. Some stories are told directly, while others have their meanings concealed behind the words that we use. I love this poem, as it resonates in harmony with … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence – The Serpent in the Garden

Posted on 01/30/2023 by Jorge Medico

Artificial Intelligence – The Serpent in the Garden? Anyone involved with computers in their work is witnessing the exponential growth in the abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving real world problems that involve pattern recognition. The chess world has … Continue reading →

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Bone Density Scan

Posted on 01/23/2023 by Jorge Medico

We all grow brittle with age as for various physiologic and medical reasons our bone become more porous as we loose calcium from our bodies. For those of you concerned about osteoporosis, here is the following poem. Bone Density Scan … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on 12/12/2022 by Jorge Medico

The End Poetry, like life, is often ambiguous. Deciphering its meaning is both its challenge as well as its reward. In this vein, I can hope you will find your own reward in the following Poem of the Week. has … Continue reading →

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