Department: Bedside Stories

From animals to imposters, here are a few tales of some odd hospital "visitors."

According to Michael Moreton, even getting undressed can send you to the ER.

We've all heard of doctors making house calls, but what about OR nurses making barn calls?

A childhood encounter with a special nurse set one woman on a lifelong path to helping people.

She may have inspired fear, but she also inspired healing. Bonnie Jarvis Lowe recalls one old-school nurse who would never spare the rod.

What happens when the anesthetist who never makes mistakes admits to one?

As she lies in bed, too sick to get up, a nurse considers life, mortality, and suffering.

A troubled teen through tough times thanks to some counseling and to grandma biting her tongue.

Have today's doctors lost their magic touch? Dr. Michael Moreton observed it in his mentor Lord Henry Cohen but claims that technology, pharmaceuticals, and litigation have ruined it for his generation. The magic may be gone, but can doctors get it back?

Nancy had heard how a positive attitude helps the healing process … but what about anger?

Even the worst pain can't keep this woman bedridden when there are two hungry cats to feed.

A look at the PatientsLikeMe website.

A man shares the story of his stroke and his ongoing recovery.

Sometimes generation gaps are revealed in amusing ways.

An RN remembers her first charge experience years ago, when she was a new grad, in charge of a small, full ICU, in which a child lay dying.

You often hear of someone in a conventional healthcare career who shifts to IT … Bruce did the opposite.

Take your own stress test! Carol Greenberg's blood pressure is up and it could be because of her doctor.

As an experienced RN watches nurses care for a family member, she wonders where the professionalism has gone.

A diagnosis of cancer prompted a woman to found a program that teaches all types of healthcare professionals how to deliver exceptional care through compassion.

Though suspicious at first, Kathe comes to realize that her husband's long-term care facility isn't such a bad place after all.