According to Reuters, the average physician visit lasts 20 minutes. That’s the average. We know that some visits can be as short as 2...

The numbers are staggering. In the US, between 250,000-440,000 people per year die as a result of medical errors, and they are the third...

While it is nearing the 4th of July, with red, white and blue stars and stripes waving in the breeze, my I Had a Dream story is nothing...

It was an unusual and unexpected hospitalization at Froedtert, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, so maybe I...

Since the debut of my author website, DrJillMurphy.com, I have been asked a few popular questions about me, my practice in the medical...

The moment is indelibly imprinted on my brain, the setting an in-patient hospital room. I had spent the night in the Houston hospital...

This is a question patients ask me so often, I really don’t bat an eyelash at the query. Whether it’s a surgical consult, or a different...

April 23, 2020: Everyone has their own feelings- for sure. And certainly your past experiences help shape how you feel about the present,...

Twenty basic rights every patient deserves to receive in every clinician interaction in every US healthcare setting. 1. The right to...

In the past seven years, I’ve had a lot of medical experiences. But every now and then, a certain conversation or episode of care becomes...

This is the story of a regular gal, who just happened to be a doctor of physical therapy, for whom life got rather tricky at an...

At some point, your subconscious picks up on it, and believes it. As a patient, I felt Corduroy’s unacknowledged existence intensely.

May, 2020: Change. It’s a mighty scary word for only having 6 letters. Yet it’s the only word that described every single person’s world...

April, 2020: It’s been quite a month since our last newsletter. Social distancing has become the norm. Kids are learning at home....

Nov, 2019: November has never been my favorite month, and all of this premature snow and cold definitely is not changing my feelings...

Sept, 2019: I hate to admit it, but I have become a bit addicted to Twitter as of late. This addiction comes at a cost. While...

May, 2019: They say that one of the most important attributes a person can have to be successful in life is grit. Not being born with a...

Nov, 2018: I have to be honest. November is my least favorite month of the whole year. Why? Just look outside. The sky is cloudy, the...

Sept, 2018: As we head into fall (already?!), here in the Murphy household we are still recovering from our crazy and unexpected summer....

July, 2018: Back in December, I wrote a letter entitled, “Bigger.” It outlined some of my hardships and wins as I sought care for my...