America’s Pre Existing Condition

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

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...
Thoughts While Embarking On An Uncertain Summer

Thoughts While Embarking On An Uncertain Summer

  I had been looking forward to a little respite over the Memorial Day weekend from the daily COVID news. Are you tired of reading about COVID-19? I am weary of writing about it, but it is like a bad dream from which I can not awaken. I am obsessed with the...
Healthcare Musings For May 22, 2020

Healthcare Musings For May 22, 2020

  May 22, 2020  Dear Interested Readers:   Chaos Borne Of History, Culture, Choice and COVID-19   When I was in that phase of childhood that Erickson referred to as “Industry vs. Inferiority,” somewhere between 6 and 11, I became a student and was...
looking At The Future Through The Lense of COVID

looking At The Future Through The Lense of COVID

  How long has it been since you felt comfortable standing less than six feet from someone who is not a member of your household? As you look forward to Memorial Day this coming weekend or past that to the Fourth of July, or Labor Day, is it possible for you to...