The Good Samaritan takes a trip, or two.
Paul Buehrens You all probably know the Good Samaritan parable from the Bible. If not, look it up. There are laws allowing docs to help as “good Samaritans” without fear of malpractice.…
Medicine
Applying to Medical School: A Personal Story
Back in college, I was quite the loner, really. Never ask for help or directions. Cultural and personal baggage. As a sophomore, I had to choose a major, and being…
Vitamin and mineral supplements for the general population
A couple of decades ago, we docs “learned” that vitamin D deficiency was rampant, and there were many studies correlating that with bone loss, asthma, autoimmune disease, cancer, etc. etc.…
Johnny can’t play!
Another day in the office, another appointment. This one turned out to be unique. Johnny, 8 years old, plays hockey, but he seems to have lost his stamina, can’t finish…
A “new” outpatient treatment for alcohol withdrawal
The patient admitted his alcoholism and had been through “treatment” but rejected the 12 step approach, in the days before we had anything but Antabuse to reduce drinking. He would…
Either/or? Or Both/and?
In the early 20th Century, Niels Bohr created a model of the hydrogen atom that looked a lot like the sun and one planet: a central proton with an orbiting…
How Covid itself made me a trusted source of information
In mid-February of 2020 I announced my retirement would come at the end of June. Then I went to Austria for a ski trip/CME (quite the privilege for doctors!), then…
What works for colds???
Just dealing with the common cold and sinus infections is actually pretty hard! First, it’s hard to know just why folks come in, but usually there’s some additional agenda: a…