Debra Kiez

An ER doc with heart and soul

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Jan 23, 2024, 7:04 PM

Israel: A nation grief-stricken and awestruck

Since October 7th, much has been written to express our collective grief, fear, incredulity, and sometimes pure numbness of thought surrounding the events of that day and all that has happened since then. Each of us has developed coping...

Jun 24, 2020, 5:54 PM

Dodging the bullet

We roll out of bed, groggily trudge down the stairs, open the front door, and pick up the newspaper – oblivious to the risks inherent in that short journey. But COVID19 has heightened our awareness of risk, making a...

Apr 26, 2020, 6:15 PM

Possession is nine-tenths of the law

Thankfully, recent restrictions in Israel have begun to be lifted. One of these was the prohibition against praying as part of a minyan (quorum). Currently, a total of nineteen people can pray in an outdoor space, if distancing is...

Mar 29, 2020, 12:16 PM

Fractal Face-off with COVID

Just two weeks ago a small group of women met on the shores of the Kinneret for a Shabbat retreat. Motzei Shabbat, we turned on our phones again and faced new restrictions on our daily lives – restrictions which...

Apr 3, 2015, 2:26 PM

The Call of the Jackal

I shouldn't be up at 3:30 am erev Pesach. I should be sleeping and resting before the big Seder event whose menu sits on my desk, awaiting execution. Instead, I'm awake to check "whatsapp" messages from my peripatetic husband...

Nov 18, 2012, 10:26 PM

In God We Trust

Recently, I received a heartwarming story over the internet that tells of a wealthy American man who always picked up coins from the ground whenever he found one. Someone asked him why, if he was so rich, he had...

Mar 11, 2012, 8:07 PM

Working the dough on gluten intolerance

It takes a while to spy new trends in both health and consumer spending. For decades, diabetes has caught media headlines and been the favorite of health food stores and “health” aisles in grocery stores. If you’ve been just...

Feb 24, 2012, 2:10 PM

Digesting our world: the whole view on stomach reflux

Welcome to my new medical blog. The daunting task of addressing the myriad medical and health issues that abound in our society make it difficult to know where to begin. I’ve settled on the topic of digestion, specifically what...

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About Me

Debra Kiez is an ER physician in Toronto, Canada (where she spends her summers) and teaches at the Technion American Medical School in Haifa when she's in Israel. She has a special interest in mind-body medicine, narrative medicine, and writing. She has five children, three grandchildren, and an amazing husband who recently shared the aliyah experience. She is inspired by nature, human connection, and the endless pursuit of knowledge.

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