I could tell something was wrong the minute I stepped into the exam room from the oddly canted way the patient was sitting on the table. “What seems to be the trouble?” I asked, though I already knew the answer.… Continue Reading
I work with three nurse practitioners. I think the world of all of them. The way our practice is structured, we each have a panel of patients for whom we are the primary providers, but we take care of each… Continue Reading
Over at American Times, LOOG princeps E.D. has a post up about abstinence-only sex education. Specifically, he highlights a recent study that reports on the sexual activity of young evangelical Christians, those who one might presume would be most likely… Continue Reading
[Before I begin, it should probably go without saying that I’ll be discussing recent plot points from Glee. If you’re behind and plan to catch up without spoilers, stop here.] When it debuted two seasons ago, Glee was the most… Continue Reading
Time has a question: Is 10 Minutes Enough for a Well-Child Visit With the Pediatrician? If only they had called me. I could have told them “no.” Because I probably spend too much time whinging about the pressures and frustrations… Continue Reading
Flipping through the channels last night, the Better Half and I came upon the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen. My feelings were that roasting Charlie Sheen is like hunting a caged turkey, but the fascination of watching a slow… Continue Reading
Way back in the murky mists of the Internet (which is to say June), Jaybird flung himself on the mercy of his readers and solicited feedback about how Mindless Diversions was shaping up. It seemed like a good idea, and… Continue Reading
Apparently this is happening. Ted Haggard is filming an episode of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap this week — with Gary Busey. The other day I made a comment referencing the Dada movement. Today I have a vision of Marcel Duchamp… Continue Reading
Many of my co-bloggers here at LOOG have commented about the execution of Troy Davis, both on the sub-blogs and on the main page. Despite there being no shortage of opinion already thus expressed hereabouts, it feels inappropriate somehow to… Continue Reading
[This post is one of an occasional number contributed by my good friend, who is the mother of a child with special needs.] by Rose Woodhouse In the 1840s, first in France and then the United States, a doctor named Edouard… Continue Reading