1. I’m not sure if it’s safe. Bullshit. Hundreds of millions of people have received this vaccine. Vaccine adverse events show up in days to months. We’ve had very close monitoring of these vaccines for over 7 months since it… Continue Reading
If you are not sure about this vaccine, know that almost all of the physicians I know are jumping at the chance to get this. We are well educated and taught to think critically. We also understand the huge role… Continue Reading
The last column that I wrote was about five months ago as I planned my re-entry into aNewsCafe with a discussion about my frustration with our divisive political climate. My column was poised and ready to go when a lack… Continue Reading
Ted lost his home in the Carr fire. Despite his own loss, he is also opening up Bikes for Kids to provide new bicycles to children whose homes were lost on the Carr Fire. As I sat at my desk… Continue Reading
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you are aware that there is an opioid epidemic. Your 25-year-old cousin is now more likely to die from a drug overdose than from a car accident. … Continue Reading
Before I discuss the flu, you may notice that I’m changing my column name. Part of it is because many of my friends have given me crap about the name. A lot of it is because I’m on a mission… Continue Reading
As I sat at my desk in the emergency department one morning at about 2 a.m., I heard a call over the radio. “Shasta Base, 833, code two traffic.” I immediately recognized the distinctive voice of Ted Blankenheim, who sounded… Continue Reading
“Only thing we have to fear is fear itself” -Franklin D. Roosevelt This phrase was spoken by president Franklin D. Roosevelt in his inaugural address in 1932 when our country was in the throes of the Great Depression and still… Continue Reading
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -George Santayana There are many people in the United States who feel that the political left is waging a war on the White male. Just as people of color… Continue Reading
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. -Dylan Thomas As organisms that fight for survival, just as other organisms on the… Continue Reading
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