A friend got top surgery last month and turns out, I had heard their surgeon speak at a conference in 2019 about his commitment to working in gender-affirming care! That's cool as shit to know about your surgeon.
And it's been a needed tonic in 2025 to see docs talk about that in their homework.

You're lucky to get 30 minutes with your doctor these days and it sucks for everyone. I wish some of my classmate's patients and people in the areas they work could know the behind-the-scenes work they're doing to get creative in a shitty system.

There's plenty to hate about the American healthcare system, public health is being torn apart and holy shit, it's a depressing time to be in grad school.
But it's genuinely heart-warming to log on and hear people talk about how they're trying to make their sphere a little better.

I used to avoid checking a bag in case it got lost in transit but now I just pack the Important Things in my carry-on and my checked bag has things like sneakers that can be replaced if needed

Didn't know I needed this. "Sometimes you get surprise Power Rangers" is a pretty decent reason to support local journalism