I hate Obamacare. The day Obamacare passed, I was livid. I was so angry I stopped talking to my husband, an ardent supporter. I thought this was the most ill-conceived piece of legislation I’d seen. I was right. Obama care was a patch to a national health system crumbling under its own weight. It had …
Last night, the heated debate on vaccination reached a boiling point. On March 26, 2019, in Rockland County, NY, unvaccinated children were barred from public places. Not only schools. Restaurants, supermarkets, worship places. They’re practically on house arrest. What about doctor’s offices and the ER? I don’t know. This is unprecedented. Rockland County is a 300K …
I’m a doctor in Upstate NY and an expat in Chang Mai, Northern Thailand. Almost. I’ve been here since November. I expect to live here full time in a year or so. First a caveat: a tourist is not an expat. Tourists are impermanent. To the locals, they’re always in a hurry, they\’re too eager …
BBC: “Jemima Layzell, a 13-year-old girl who died from a brain aneurysm has helped…eight different people, including five children, through organ donation…no other donor had helped as many people. Jemima collapsed during preparations for her mum\’s 38th birthday party and died four days later… Her heart, small bowel, and pancreas were transplanted into three …
I’m an ER doc. I care for patients. All patients: Those who need to be in the ER; those who don’t; those who wouldn’t be there if they knew better. For them, for you and for fun, I\’ve got some tips to keep you happy, safe and away from my ER. Enjoy. Never, ever say …
