Straight Talk with Dr. Laura

What happened to my girl?

Dr Katz describes the new challenges of teenhood.

Brace yourself Effie!

Dr Katz describes what good sex means to a woman

All doctors are rich. They are just trying to make money off me!

Dr. Katz tries to dispell the myth of the charmed, carefree, improperly motivated life of a doctor

I'm not exactly traditional

Dr. Katz describes the classic doctor stereotype and how she does not fit and what she tries to do to set herself apart from other physicians with better quality.

It's just a job

Dr Katz describes the change in work ethic over the decades and how it affects an office environment.

All Cancers Matter

Dr Katz describes her feelings after seeing a bumper sticker implying that breast cancer gets too much attention.

How to deliver bad news

Dr. Katz discusses some tips and strategies for delivering bad news to a patient and what works and what doesn't in her practice.

Don't treat me like a china doll!....unless I ask you to...lol

Dr Katz describes the conundrum between accepting help and the need to do things for yourself when you have cancer

fibromyalgia is a real pain in my everything!

Dr. Katz discusses the truth about fibromyalgia in detail and covers some patient strategies. She also discusses the importance of validation of their complaints and relays some of her own personal struggles with fibromyalgia.

chronic invisible illness

Dr. Katz talks the impact of many chronic invisible illness. She also discusses the nature of pain in these patients and the importance of validation