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The wagons were still, as the wind blew from the West. Family after family was waiting for a word, a signal, any sign that the journey of their lives was about to begin. Crows circled overhead and flies buzzed. But no signal came. Children played tag in the streets, and weathered…
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I would say that patients shooting up their own heroin in the ER was a sign of the end, but that’s positively ‘de riguere’ these days. I mean, every ER has seen this; or methamphetamine, or fentanyl or something else illicit used in a patient room.
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Home Remedies...For Overdose?I hear about a lot of home remedies. Generally I don’t have a problem with most of them. But I was recently told that family members of people w…
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What is the Mask Endgame in Healthcare?I have dutifully worn my my mask at work since COVID first crawled from the viral premordium and made itself known. I did not object. I wore my …
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If the young are a problem then the old will not be far behind
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My Two Medical Columns Published TodayI wanted to share these. They are a little focused on the world of emergency medicine and especially relevant to those of us who work in that wo…
A 'social' fiction.
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Daily broadcasts of rage aren't healthy or productive
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The things we use to fill our hearts
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Tips for the rolling disaster...
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The Spiritual Danger of Growing up Christian
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What Distresses the Children?July 4th is past. In the run-up to the holiday I saw two things in dynamic tension. Fireworks stands and social media posts about how fireworks …
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