Remember Bill Frist? Heart surgeon? Former Senate Majority Leader? Super-genius doctor, such that he could make an authoritative diagnosis about a condition totally outside of his specialty based on videotape of a patient he did not otherwise examine? (Except whoopsie,… Continue Reading
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who had a good point to make, but went so over the top that they lost you anyway? Someone who, if they’d kept their arguments reasonable and their criticisms balanced, might… Continue Reading
I love politics. I’ve loved politics for years, going back at least as far as high school when I volunteered for the gubernatorial campaign of Mel Carnahan. (I got to go to his inaugural ball as a result, which was… Continue Reading
The other day, the Better Half and I were lounging on the couch and came across a rerun of “Sex and the City.” I had caught the occasional (full-length, non-bowdlerized) episode back during its initial run, and enjoyed it well… Continue Reading
It was with a sinking feeling that I heard the news this morning — the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement regarding circumcision of newborn males. I don’t normally greet news of revised policy statements by… Continue Reading
I had an off week a little while ago. Nothing terrible, mind you. No catastrophes. But things felt a little more tedious. I had to schlepp around a little more than usual And a few clinical judgment calls I made… Continue Reading
The New Republic has a question for us. Why Do We Care if Taylor Swift Dates a Kennedy? Um. We care if Taylor Swift dates a Kennedy? As it turns out, there are few subjects I can think of about… Continue Reading
I’m going to tell myself that GOP Senate candidate Mike Baumgartner reads my blog. At the very least he seems to share my opinion about transparently fake apologies. To wit: Mike Baumgartner, a U.S. Senate candidate hoping to unseat Democratic… Continue Reading
[The other day, Rose and I were discussing the ethics regarding the allocation of medical resources in certain situations, and we decided that we’d like to write a joint post about it. This is the first time we’ve done something… Continue Reading
Let the public contrition begin. Rather than abiding by the wishes of his party and leaving the Senate race, Rep. Todd Akin is asking Missourians to forgive his inappropriate comments. The Senate hopeful is releasing a new ad in which… Continue Reading