30-Hour Shifts? The Truth About Doctor Burnout!

30-Hour Shifts? The Truth About Doctor Burnout

Can a doctor fall asleep at work?  Hi, I’m Doctor Rich: gynecologist and robotic surgeon. Let’s check out this episode of The Resident. If you’re a doctor in training, you need to watch this video. But before we dive in… if you like content like this, join our community, become a subscriber, and turn on […]

Surgery on the Wrong Side?! Surgeon Reacts to The Resident

Doctor Rich Reacts

Doctor Rich: Welcome back. I’m Doctor Rich. Today we’re going to review an episode of the new hit series The Resident. My team watched this video, and they asked me to react. They told me there’s something in this video that’s so shocking and unbelievable. They asked me to review it to see if this […]

Medical Breakthroughs in Robotic Surgery: Estela Casas Interviews Doctor Rich

Medical Breakthroughs in Robotic Surgery: Estela Casas Interviews Doctor Rich

Estela Casas: Well, first of all, thank you for inviting me to be with you today. It’s quite an honor to be in the presence of somebody who is just so talented in the operating room.  Doctor Rich: I appreciate it! Estela Casas: Congratulations on your four thousandth robotic surgery — one of which I […]

Heavy Metals in Tampons?

heavy metals in tampons - study

“Heavy metal tampons.” It’s NOT the name of a cool new ‘80s retro band!  It’s an alarming finding that came out of a recent study at UC Berkeley. Are there lead and arsenic in your tampons? A recently published scientific article found that popular brands of tampons DO in fact contain these heavy metals. Is […]

Controversy Explained: Settling the Debate on Imane Khelif (And Others)

Controversy Explained: Settling the Debate on Imane Khelif (And Others)

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif. Are you tired of politicking, talking heads, and bloviating idiots debating the gender of this boxer?  Me too! Pundits, whose entire argument on one side is, “Well, she doesn’t look like a boy!” And on the other side, crying conspiracy theory because the IOC hasn’t released the results of the chromosome […]

Crikey! Bindi Irwin’s Endometriosis Story: The Painful Truth

Real patient stories

[Doctor Rich, in an Australian accent] What in the endometriosis is going on down under? Crikey. What do The Crocodile Hunter and curing endometriosis (two of my favorite things!) have to do with one another? Is that Australian? I think I sounded like Peppa Pig for a minute there… Don’t have time to read this […]

Why Underwear May Be Terrible for You!

Go Commando

To go commando or not to go commando… that is the question! Is it purely a matter of choice, or are there health consequences? Stick around to the end to find out! Don’t have time to read this post? Watch the video here instead! Some were diehard commando fans — and some were terrified of […]

Is It Period Pain… or Endometriosis?

Think You Just Have Bad Periods? or Endometriosis

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. So… is it just a bad period, or is it endometriosis? We’re going to dive into that! Don’t have time to read this post? Watch the video here instead! But first, here are five interesting facts about endometriosis.  Fact #1: In addition to period pain and sexual pain, endometriosis causes […]

Ovarian Cysts Filled With Hair and Teeth?!

An Ovarian Cyst Filled with Hair, Teeth, and Sweat Glands?!

Welcome back to the Doctor Rich Channel. Today we’re going to talk about ovarian cysts. If you’ve ever had an ovarian cyst: What is the most likely diagnosis, how is it worked up, and what can you do about it? Don’t have time to read this post? Watch the video here instead! If you watched […]

Tampons and Toxic Chemicals: Is Your Health at Risk?

Killer Tampons - Dr Rich

Hi, welcome back to the Doctor Rich Channel! Today we’re going to talk about a very important topic: Are your tampons killing you? So there’s a substance called PFAS (per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances). This is part of a bigger problem. These are man-made chemicals that are produced in the manufacturing industry and certain cosmetic products […]