The theme of the night: "Breaking Ground"
A difficult decision to continue on as a surgeon or, after 30 years, call it quits. Sometimes, the answer is crystal clear.

When a dad tells his wife "Don't worry, I got this." as she leaves for work and puts him in charge of the two kids at a Little League game.
What could possibly go wrong?

The Old Church, Portland.
When a rookie ambulance driver learns that not everything you learn is in “the book.”

A coast-to-coast chat with the incomparable John DeDakis, author, editor, and former White House correspondent.

When “Minimally Invasive” surgery goes a bit too far. A patient asks her surgeon for an “incision-less hip replacement,” and he tries to explain, “Not everything you read in airplane magazines is real.”

HIPAA patient privacy rules are paramount to good care. Which is why my doctor’s office has those signs,
”In the interest of patient confidentiality—please don’t speak to me.”

“Beware the ad man who buys his own hype.”
We’re bombarded with medical ads and “success” stories, but still don’t feel so good. Why, then, does it all cost so much?

The trials and tribulations of the elite athlete’s parents.
And the humble doctors who serve them.

Why medical bills are so frustrating.