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Patients, Progress, and Profits

What does it look like when patients are pitted against profits at the end of life?

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Mayhem, Miracles, and Meaning – Finding Humanity in Modern Medicine’s High-Tech End-of-Life Ritual

Baltimore, MD – Those who have been up close for CPR know both the power, relief, and the anguish that can come along with a procedure that sometimes delivers incredible results but always carries tremendous significance for patients and families. While CPR used in the right context saves lives, CPR was never intended to reverse […]

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Mapping the end . . .

For years, doctors have been encouraging patients to plan ahead for the end of their lives. Unfortunately, even the best laid plans don’t always match the realities we face when our time grows short. People change their minds, values shift, and sometimes serious illness doesn’t look like what someone imagined. Despite the twists and turns […]

I found love in the comments section…

A brief retrospective on comic comments for this Valentine’s Day. Wishing you all the best!! Nathan Gray, MD

Profit, Puns, and Lasting Love

It’s been a busy few months, so I’m reminding myself to update my website with what’s been going on. We continue to enjoy adjusting to life in Baltimore, although crab-cakes are very pricey right now, so we’re waiting for an easing in the over-inflated crab market before we really dive in. It’s a city that […]

Being a Telepatient

A brief guide for patients becoming a telepatient for their next video visit.

Blood or Tears

Why do we doctors feel more comfortable with blood than with tears?

Happy Doctors Day!

In honor of Doctor’s Day 2022, I took Norman Rockwell’s famous painting “Doc Melhorn and the Pearly Gates” and added some hues. I’m grateful for the caring colleagues I’ve had the privilege of working beside over the years… people who strive to know their patients “inside out” like Doc Melhorn. “’He was just a good […]

The Weight of Caring at Home

I wrote/drew this opinion piece for the LA Times two years ago, right before COVID drastically changed the landscape of… well, everything. Unfortunately, care for seriously ill loved ones has not gotten any easier during the pandemic, and patients and families still often struggle to meet the demands of illness in their living rooms. Now […]

Closing a Chapter

DURHAM, NC – When it comes to updating a website, I landed on Santa’s lump-of-coal list for yet another year. In my defense, it’s been a busy one. Apart from the usual pandemic chaos which continues to upend all of our lives, my spouse Bethany and I, along with our loyal pup Lily, have been […]