The last time I asked for a show of hands of who wanted to spend one single second more than is absolutely necessary in emergency or acute care, despite my dramatic attempt at trying to upsell the charm of the place and the INTERESTING PEOPLE (ahem) WHO WORK THERE, the results were as you would […]

One parenting phrase I sometimes hear is “you’re only as happy as your unhappiest child.”   While I know that the intent of the statement is in regard to emotional/psychological health, I actually think in many ways it applies to physical health as well. When your child isn’t feeling well, neither are you as a […]

I know I’ve said this before, but the human body does some unusual things. It’s all cool science and yet some of it is super weird and isn’t for the faint of heart. Every now and then I like to list out some of the more interesting elements because I just can’t bear to keep […]