A Doctor on Vacation: Diagnosing Disease Wherever She Goes

By Dena Rifkin, MD

As I prepared for a vacation recently, I realized that it’s getting harder and harder to really “check out” of any kind of job these days. The ubiquitousness of BlackBerries, Wi-Fi, cell phones, and other devices designed to keep us forever in touch with each other make it impossible to really escape. As a doctor, I face an added difficulty in taking a break from my work—the inescapable urge to diagnose disease in random passersby. Read More