The Great Read: Real Doctors of New York Spill Their Guts
E.R. doctors want you to know that they are people, too. At an event called Airway, one confessed, “I do not like these big, high stakes, bloody, messy, risky procedures.”
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June 24, 2025, 2:01 p.m. Eastern time

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Real Doctors of New York Spill Their Guts

E.R. doctors want you to know that they are people, too. At an event called Airway, one confessed, “I do not like these big, high stakes, bloody, messy, risky procedures.”

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