There comes a time in an author\’s life when she stops authoring and starts marketing. After all, if you write a book and nobody reads it, does it still exist? A book signing is a perennial tradition. It\’s practically mandatory. So, like any aspiring author, I started jumping through hoops to make it happen. I …
Mental Health in Today\’s America. “I can’t pee,” he says. \”How come?\” “They froze my urethra! They got mad that I didn’t listen to them. To punish me, they froze my urethra. Now I can’t pee.” “Who froze it?” “The voices.” The voices froze his urethra. He’s a good-looking man. His tan sets off his …
If you’re sexy, fit and nimble, if you can part your thighs and bend your knees, if you can see your private parts without a mirror, ignore this. Move on. This is not for you. This is for those with flailing sex-drive and failing abilities whose sex life is a challenge, but they\’d like to make …
The ER is stressful. People are sick. The place is foreign, chaotic and scary. Hours pass, nerves fray, patience runs out. As an ER pro, I have some tips for you. They\’ll make your time go faster and your visit smoother. They may even help save someone\’s life. Tell us about your loved one: What brings …
Art is art and money is money, no? Sort of. They’re interchangeable. From Leonardo, who didn\’t have to work for a living, (the Medicis subsidized him to create,) via Van Gogh, who had to use both sides of his canvas because he couldn’t afford to buy another, to the $86 Mil that James Patterson …
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 …
