In Every Issue: The Lighter Side of Health Care
“A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” Julie Andrews chirped along with a robin as she portrayed magical nanny Mary Poppins. She seemed quite unlike my paternal grandmother, Margot, who decided that cold medicine went down best with a jigger of I.W. Harper muddled into a swirl of hot tea, lemon and honey. … Read more
Even as a doctor – or maybe because I am a doctor – I don’t feel qualified to speculate on how the Almighty goes about his work. But I’m pretty sure he knows what he’s doing and that he has a wicked sense of justice and humor. Otherwise, why should I have found myself on … Read more
Laughter is the best medicine, or so they say. I have no quarrel with that idea. In fact, I endorse it. But I’d suggest that penicillin ought to rank pretty high on the “best medicine” chart, too. After all, penicillin spawned a gaggle of antibiotics to help keep us alive. Besides, what does a good … Read more
We all know that the “power nap” has a long and honorable history. Most of us experienced our first official ones at an early age – generally 4 or 5 years old – during kindergarten. The “nap” as it was simply called back then before its “power” had been identified and recognized by science – … Read more
You’d think that after four years of college, four years of medical school and however long it took to get through residency and internship plus any specialty training, most doctors would think they were “fulfilled.” But that’s not true. In addition to being avid golfers – just try getting an appointment when your dermatologist has … Read more
I confess I’ve had a lifelong obsession with weird weight control/fitness gear. Maybe that’s because when I was 10 years old, I rode my bike to the little strip mall not far from home. A new storefront had opened, so I parked my pride-and-joy Schwinn Roadmaster to take a look. I was stunned to spy … Read more