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
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
I walked up to the room and peered in the open door. Within the room, between two flimsy partitions, there was an array of chairs in a horseshoe shape. The room was bathed in fluorescent lighting raining upon the generic… Continue Reading
This Friday, the first of September, is a good time to talk about what’s up and what’s new at A News Cafe.com. If you’re here in the north state, I hope you’re reading this in a comfy place that’s air… Continue Reading
On the list of attributes that you would prefer in a physician, compassion is definitely on the top of the list. Although intuitive that all health care physicians are compassionate, it’s far more complex balancing compassion while keeping negative emotions out of the practice of medicine. Continue Reading
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