All At Once
When I was in middle school, my mother would ask me to look through her hair to pluck her grays. After one 10-minute session, I… Read More »All At Once
David Lee
David Lee is a Johns Hopkins medical student who studied chemistry and philosophy at Stanford University. Outside of school, he enjoys working out and talking philosophy. Lately, he has been reading Camus. He has become a big fan.
Go Back and Pick it Up
You’re heading down some empty street on the way to your clerkship, fishing for the last nanogram of caffeine in your disposable cup. You’re in a hurry, but… Read More »Go Back and Pick it Up
Explaining Illness
Smoking causes cancer. That may be enough for some people, but for those interested in what happens in between, what follows is one explanation. Upon… Read More »Explaining Illness
Getting Up
This article has been deidentified to protect the anonymity and confidentiality of the patient in the story. Any matches in names or circumstances to other… Read More »Getting Up
Who Cares About Ethics?
Suppose you have stumbled your way into the campus philosophy building. There, a group of freshmen have just had their first lecture in moral philosophy… Read More »Who Cares About Ethics?
A Day to Remember
I remember a June day in my family’s Seoul apartment when I was in a celebratory mood following my college graduation. It was a day… Read More »A Day to Remember
The Heart of a Rikishi
One of my grandfather’s first great dreams was to be a sumo wrestler. His mother, on the other hand, believed his body was too small… Read More »The Heart of a Rikishi