The Absolute Worst Medical Takes Twitter Has To Offer

Social media at large is certainly not a medical forum, but its users sure like to pretend it is. In the past couple of years, there have been…situations, one might say, that have increased the amount of medical discourse that happens among non-medical professionals both on social media and in the world at large. It …
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Nurse Memes For Perpetually Exhausted Nurses

Being a nurse is not for the weak of heart. There’s nothing more difficult than dealing with the public, especially if the public is feeling sick and angry. It’s even worse when they’re taking out their frustration on you, an innocent party who has not caused their present suffering. It gets to another level when …
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CEO Shames Pregnant Employee For Going to the Emergency Room

Nobody wants to have a medical emergency, yet sometimes we get shamed or scolded when we do. It’s common for people, especially women, to be accused of faking or exaggerating symptoms. Why? Who knows. Usually, the accusation goes that a woman in severe pain is trying to get drugs, attention, or both. It is incredibly …
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Nurse Memes For Hilarious And Professional Nurses

There are some jobs you need a sense of humor to be able to do; otherwise, there would be no way you could get through every day and still keep your sanity. Nursing is one of those professions. Nurses must deal with the public in ways many service workers never have to. Nurses have to …
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A Dose of Pharmacist Memes That Don’t Require a Prescription

To those who are not well-acquainted with the complex world of medicine, the professional pecking order seems limited to two distinct groups: the doctors who diagnose whatever is wrong with you, and the nurses that provide the care when you’re sick. We tend to miss out all the other important people that make up the …
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Medical Memes For Exhausted Med Students

Medical school sounds good in concept. Whose parents don’t want them to have a prestigious career? Being a doctor is a surefire way to make any mom or dad proud of you for the foreseeable future, not to mention all of the other benefits of this field. You don’t have to get an actual job …
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Nurse Memes For The Dreaded Night Shift

Most jobs have pretty simple schedules. You go in during the morning, leave at night, sleep, and come back the next morning. Nursing is not «most jobs.» When you’re a nurse, you could be working the night shift one day, and working a day shift another day. It really does a number on your circadian …
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The Worst Medical Takes Twitter Has To Offer

Social media at large is certainly not a medical forum, but its users sure like to pretend it is. In the past couple of years, there have been…situations, one might say, that have increased the amount of medical discourse that happens among non-medical professionals both on social media and in the world at large. It …
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Doctor Memes For Medical Professionals

Going to the doctor can be incredibly un-fun. You have to get poked and prodded by a total stranger, all while divulging way too specific details about your life. No thank you. When I was a kid, I hated going to the doctor and got so worked up that I threw up on my pediatrician …
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