Neurologic Zebras

2023-07-20T07:46:44-05:00July 20th, 2023|HEALTH|

We tend to think of the nervous system as related to muscles and sensation. However, just like any area of the body, symptoms [...]

Vaccine Effectiveness

2023-07-13T07:39:25-05:00July 13th, 2023|HEALTH|

We still have many people in the country who believe that vaccines are harmful. The question therefore is, what have we seen happen [...]

“Whataboutism”

2023-07-06T10:22:31-05:00July 6th, 2023|HEALTH|

I often write about the types of psychological defense mechanisms that individuals use to deal with troubling news. One of them originated in [...]

Social media advisory

2023-06-29T08:27:35-05:00June 29th, 2023|HEALTH|

The U.S. Surgeon General recently issued an advisory warning. The process is similar to the advisory issued on cigarette smoking in 1964. Data [...]

Power of Attorney

2023-06-22T07:48:27-05:00June 22nd, 2023|HEALTH|

There are two medico-legal documents that are often confused. Both are documents that every family should have. Unfortunately, that is often not the [...]

What if?

2023-06-15T08:09:02-05:00June 15th, 2023|HEALTH|

I hear many sermons at church. There is one from about 20 years ago that made such an impression that I still remember [...]

Typhoid Mary

2023-06-08T09:04:48-05:00June 8th, 2023|HEALTH|

Many of us have heard of the person known as Typhoid Mary. Mary Mallon was a cook who was a carrier of typhoid [...]

Insurance denial appeals

2023-06-01T07:37:14-05:00June 1st, 2023|HEALTH|

Recently I attended a committee meeting. I am the secretary taking minutes for the meeting. The treasurer was having problems contacting a company. [...]

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