A Psychiatrist Tackles Retirement.

And sometimes forgets his helmet.

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  • October is Health Literacy Month!

    It just so happens that October is Health Literacy Month. It was founded in 1999 by Helen Osborne, an occupational therapist and health literacy expert. The main idea is that health information should be communicated in clear language. How she started it is quite a story. She first learned about…

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  • Looking Back on Gunslingers and Chess Masters

    Looking Back on Gunslingers and Chess Masters

    I was looking at an early version of the handbook of consultation-liaison psychiatry that eventually evolved into what was actually published by Cambridge University Press.…

  • Second Covid-19 Booster Jab Done

    Second Covid-19 Booster Jab Done

    Yesterday I got the second Covid-19 booster jab. Sena got hers shortly before I did. The pharmacy was practically deserted. Nobody is waiting in line…

  • Will A Stone Float On Water?

    Will A Stone Float On Water?

    I told the little story about a postop nurse asking me a CAM-ICU question (Will a stone float on water?) after I got back to…

  • To Boost or Not to Boost?

    To Boost or Not to Boost?

    To boost or not to boost? That is the question. I’m still thinking about whether or not it’s important for me to get the second…

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