Most have heard by now, but I have a book coming out in just under two weeks!! It’s called “The Human Remains: Drawing Out Compassion in Medicine” and it’s a graphic memoir on surviving medical training and trying to learn how to keep at least a tenuous grip on my humanity (and that of my […]
Read More Upcoming Book EventsWhat does it look like when patients are pitted against profits at the end of life?
Read More Patients, Progress, and ProfitsBaltimore, 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 […]
Read More Mayhem, Miracles, and Meaning – Finding Humanity in Modern Medicine’s High-Tech End-of-Life RitualA brief retrospective on comic comments for this Valentine’s Day. Wishing you all the best!! Nathan Gray, MD
Read More I found love in the comments section…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 […]
Read More Mapping the end . . .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 […]
Read More Profit, Puns, and Lasting LoveA brief guide for patients becoming a telepatient for their next video visit.
Read More Being a TelepatientWhy do we doctors feel more comfortable with blood than with tears?
Read More Blood or TearsIn 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 […]
Read More Happy Doctors Day!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 […]
Read More The Weight of Caring at Home
