From Dr Brian’s Desk

Medicine, explained by the doctor in the room.

Honest takes on navigating the healthcare system, staying healthy, and what direct care actually looks like in practice -- from a physician who's been on both sides of the bed.

Brian Bost, MD, MPH 6/30/26 Brian Bost, MD, MPH 6/30/26

From Hearth to Hospital — How Medicine Moved Out of the Home

Within a single generation, the doctor stopped coming to your house. He started waiting for you in his. Here's what we gained, and what we quietly lost.

Brian Bost, MD, MPH 6/3/26 Brian Bost, MD, MPH 6/3/26

The Doctor — Why an 1891 Painting Hangs in My Exam Room

A Victorian painting, a Christmas morning in 1877, and the older idea of medicine that direct care is trying to recover.