This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oliver Kharraz, the 53-year-old CEO and cofounder of Zocdoc, based in New York City. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in Germany and attended college in Munich. I got an MD and a doctorate in neuroscience. I became the most recent doctor
Lysergic acid diethylamide, aka LSD, has been a potent psychedelic hallucinogen for decades, but it isn’t nearly as stigmatized as it once.Relegated to the cultural fringe during the 1960s, recent clinical studies indicate that the drug shows promising therapeutic benefits for conditions including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But whether it’s taken recreationally or
The following excerpt from Off the Top of My Head: Stories from the Operating Room That Will Make You Laugh (Or Cry) by Dr. Barbara Lazio has been run with permission Was This the Life You Wanted Saved? “Show me two fingers,” I shouted, too close to his ear, as if trying to wake one
The Corps of Discovery Expedition set out in 1804, directed by President Thomas Jefferson to survey the United States’ newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The exploration forms a core piece of early U.S. history. Picture a scene from the journey: It’s a cool morning, the silence punctuated by birdsong and the rustle of the breeze through
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