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Editor of LIGHT THE DARK (out now from Penguin Books). By Heart, @TheAtlantic. Features editor, @NewFoodEconomy. 🎶w/ @Hausofeels.
Oct 25, 2018 25 tweets 9 min read
I'm seeing some pushback against the #DoctorsAreDickheads hashtag, so let me tell you a story. 1/x A few years ago, my wife went to the ER with excruciating pain in her abdomen. Her anguish was downplayed and ignored for over 12 hours. She ended up losing her ovary. It was a traumatizing experience. I wrote about it here: theatlantic.com/health/archive… #DoctorsAreDickheads