Christine Marie Deeths

Apr 11, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Christine Marie Deeths |Erin Waldrop |Douglas Sirutis |Molly Walker

Is it time to reconsider the age of medical consent for teens? This is a question I have been asking myself as my children are approaching 18. For many years, I’ve dreaded the thought of my medically challenging child turning 18 and suddenly being thrust into the not-so-warm and fuzzy adult world. I have nightmares about her navigating insurance. I cannot visualize my very passive and indecisive child on the phone arguing with the powers that be about covering her medications and equipment.

Feb 29, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Christine Marie Deeths

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Feb 29, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Christine Marie Deeths |Michael Kirsch |Michele Luckenbaugh |Steven Zhang

My son was born in a small community hospital with breathing and heart issues requiring transfer to a children’s hospital several hundred miles away. I arrived at the children’s hospital, worried, exhausted, and overwhelmed many hours after he did. Everything had happened so quickly my head was spinning. After I checked on my son, I was directed to the Ronald McDonald house. I arrived in the wee hours of the morning and checked into my room.

Feb 11, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Christine Marie Deeths

Breaking the glass ceiling in medicine: the struggles and strengths of female doctorsThere’s some pretty good evidence out there that women physicians provide really good medical care—in some cases, better than their male counterparts. For instance, a 2017 study showed that hospitalized Medicare patients under the care of a female doctor had lower rates of 30-day mortality and readmission to the hospital than those cared for by a male doctor.