Plastic Farm AnimalsThe other day I went to a real doctor. Being as it was my first visit, the receptionist handed me a clipboard with paperwork to fill out. I took my seat by a sunny window and stared at the form. It was a waiver for a procedure involving the prostate. I immediately began to doubt […]
Best story in the news so far today comes from the New York Times ‘Health of Nations’ section, which suggests The United States is a nation of hypochondriacs. The American-English comparison, published this month in The Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed data from people’s own reports of their health and also used some […]
I often heard my late Uncle Frank tell people he was fond of, “You’re a real pip.” For years, I thought this was a made up word. I eventually learned that a pip is an apple seed or one of those tiny dots on dice. I’ve decided to start calling my Personal Imaginary Physician my […]