Meredith Goldstein is a journalist for the Boston Globe. She covers “everything from nightlife to New Kids” with “her eyes peeled for celebrity juice”. So, naturally, when the Globe’s editors decided they needed someone to destroy their readers’ lives, Meredith was the obvious choice:
Q: … I have been in a relationship for about four years. [...]
Thu, August 13 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
Kairol at Everything Changes is a bit skeptical of efforts to make fashionable hospital gowns:
Despite my loathing for hospital gowns, I recognize that those fly-away openings and simple, barely-there closures exist for easy access. In the end, forget designer garbs, I’d rather docs be able to access my body – especially in case of emergency.
I [...]
Wed, May 13 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
So, having written the last post, I decided to try out some of the links and tools Dr. Chen mentioned in her column.
The first thing I did (yesterday) was schedule an appointment with my primary care provider, using the medical group’s online tool. I specified that I wanted to meet with my established PCP. Today [...]
Fri, January 9 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments
As if to redeem herself for her prior column on the subject, Pauline Chen, MD has included a lengthy list of links in her most recent column about how patients can research and choose their medical care. (Most of the links are on page 2 of the article.)
This is timely for me, because I plan [...]
Thu, January 8 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Dana Jennings has yet another column in which all of life’s important lessons can be learned from prostate cancer. Apparently this time, the problem is that patients of prostate cancer are often treated as statistics and abstractions. Oh, those poor prostate cancer patients – who could imagine? Anyway, Jennings’s solution:
Prostate cancer is an abstraction in [...]
Wed, December 17 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
In nearly any other country, this would be a bizarre joke: Laid Off? 10 Health Care Tips.
Sadly, in our great nation it not only makes sense, but is actually necessary.
Mon, December 15 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
NY Times editor Dana Jennings offers 10 Lessons of Prostate Cancer, but it’s striking how generic his lessons are. You don’t need prostate cancer – or any cancer – to know that not all techs are created equal, or that humor is all around you, or that nurses can be tremendously helpful. Any serious illness [...]
Tue, November 25 2008 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
This is a revision of an earlier post, because some people get too hung up on sex (“ewww”) to appreciate the main idea. The original post is still valid, but this should help clarify the essential ideas.
So, anyway. The question of a right to health care is related to another problem: our health care system [...]
Fri, November 14 2008 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
I have revised this post substantially since its publication; in its original form, it provoked a series of comments that spiraled into mutually assured digression. I have also deleted those comments – and trust me that this is for everyone’s benefit. I apologize to any commenter who thinks I’ve been unfair, but I invite anyone [...]
Wed, November 12 2008 » Uncategorized » 5 Comments
I feel a sudden urge to turn from controversy towards something more useful. I never intended this blog to be given over to complaining about docbloggers – it just happened that way – but I do want it to helpful, especially to sick people.
With that in mind, a little backstory: in 2006, I was very [...]
Thu, November 6 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
