If you’ve not seen the documentary, “Seattle is Dying” then you’re one of the few who’ve missed watching the film that’s been viewed nearly 5 million times, produced by Seattle ABC television station KOMO. It tells the story of Seattle,… 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
“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
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
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
This is a complex topic that has been a very political and emotional issue in the news. Understanding the complexity of universal healthcare requires a knowledge of history of access to health care for those of lower socioeconomic status, the… Continue Reading
I am fortunate that I grew up in a stable family and did not grow up around addiction. My only addictions are to social media and Diet Coke. I could quit any time. Just not today. After over 20 years… Continue Reading
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