America’s Pre Existing Condition
There is a certain wisdom in Yogi Berra’s observation that, “It is deja vu all over again.” When I was practicing I would frequently have that thought as I was trying to manage a patient with a chronic disease. Whether the problem was CHF, poorly controlled...
Healthcare Musings For May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, 100,000 And Counting With A Very Stable Genius Leading The Way This has been a very difficult week for all of us. 100,000 is a very large number of people. The Rose Bowl seats 92,542. I spent a long time...
Looking For Leadership And The Truth In The Crescendo Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
It is St. Patrick’s Day, but the bars are closed, and there will be no parade. It feels as if we are in one of those pivotal moments that we will talk about for years to come. Some people say that America comes together in moments of crisis. We will be...
Memories And Ruminations From Florida On Primary Day In New Hampshire
My wife and I have been traveling since last Thursday. We are in Florida, but my eye has been on the weather and the presidential primary in New Hampshire. We left in a snowstorm that I am told evolved into a traffic paralyzing ice storm, followed by more snow,...
Big Problems For The Next President To Tackle
It’s now less than a year until Inauguration Day 2021. If you want the exact number of days, hours, minutes or even seconds until Wednesday January 20, 2021, click here. I have a bad habit of relating experiences in life to athletic challenges. Early on, I...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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