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Trump Sees Coronavirus As Catalyst, Not A Threat

True to form, President Donald Trump signaled confidence in his remarks addressing the threat of the coronavirus. He was correct when he mentioned that the average American is not at risk of imminent harm from the virus. And he correctly pointed out that far more people die annually from the common flu than have been killed thus far by the coronavirus. In urging calm, Trump also signaled that he views the virus as a potential catalyst for a strategic restructuring of America’s trade relationship with China, and returning manufacturing jobs to the U.S. It has been a foregone ...

State Licensing Boards Don’t Protect The Public

Here is a sobering fact: In the United States, there are thousands of medical malpractice claims filed every year, with billions of dollars in claims. It is true that that medical malpractice is often abused by unscrupulous attorneys and plaintiffs, and that the awards are often absurd, but many of those cases themselves are not absurd. Many are actual, documented malpractice, with serious implications for the patient, including death. In every one of those cases, the medical professionals were licensed by a state licensing board. The unscrupulous attorneys were also licensed. It is ...

Vertigo Suffering

As I lie dying, I have to admit to myself that I am in fact not dying, no matter how impossible that truth seems. I know I am not dying because I am in fact getting better. Better enough to write this. Better enough to sit up, turn my head and have recall. Better enough to recall that the last time I felt so sure that I was dying was when I was forced to read “As I Lay Dying” in 10th grade. A far more honest description would be, “As I lie spinning.” Or a more medically sound description, perhaps, would be, “As I lie vertigo-ing.” But seeing as spinning sounds fun and most ...

Spinning Wheels And Getting Nowhere

There are times when we’re just spinning our wheels. Like vehicles in that situation, we get nowhere, but use up energy, and sometimes question how/why we put ourselves in those situations. Often, we don’t actually put ourselves in those positions. There are times when we’re victims of scams, ineptness of others, lowering of expectations by people we deal with in business, money transactions, quality of products/work, even new technology. I’ve dealt with businesses, paid them via their credit plan, maybe given cash as a down payment percentage part of credit agreements, been ...

Welcome To Daylight Savings Time

From Dave Barry, March 11, 2018, quoting a letter to the editor in The Des Moines (Iowa) Register: “The snow is melting faster because of daylight savings time. There is the same amount of sunlight, but the extra hour of afternoon sun is warmer than the hour of morning sun. Go back to standard time and the melting will slow down and less flooding. Problem solved.” Is it just my February brain or do you too have to stop to reread this and then THINK why doesn’t this make sense? The feeling around here was universal: I don’t even mind the rain — well, it’s better than snow ...

Aida And Her Recent History Of Pain

Last article, we met Aida, a married woman working in the corporate world. Her job called for travel and time away from home. Steven, her husband, works at home and is essentially a house husband. They have three grown children on their own and one that still resides at home. Aida focused attention. on a recent history of pain. Onset was approximately nine months ago. She was traveling for her job. She described her activity, which lead to pain that found relief with ice and heat. She ignored the sign until Steven urged her to see their PCP (primary care physician). An appointment was ...