Category: health care

  • Glue Myself to My Biography

    Glue Myself to My Biography

    There’s a reason for why I so often tell Dad jokes. In keeping with my post from yesterday about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s biographies: I glued myself to my autobiography. You may not believe it, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. We’ve ordered a couple of biographies about Dr. King. One…

  • Kudos to Dr. George Dawson on Today’s Blog Post!

    Kudos to Dr. George Dawson on Today’s Blog Post!

    I want to give a shout-out to Dr. George Dawson on his post today, “Enthusiasm is a plus…” It’s right on the mark. Having a zest for medicine is the reason why many physicians undertook the rigorous training in medical school, residency, and beyond. A sense of humor is evident in George’s essay—and he doesn’t…

  • Shoveling Through Retirement Thoughts

    Shoveling Through Retirement Thoughts

    I was just musing on Philip Rivers. You know about him. I blogged recently about his coming out of retirement to play quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. I guess you already know this, but he retired again. Unlike Philip Rivers, I’ve not even considered coming out of retirement since I left my position at The…

  • Re-introducing The Good Enough Psychiatrist, Dr. Jenna Cheng

    Re-introducing The Good Enough Psychiatrist, Dr. Jenna Cheng

    Sena just found a blogger psychiatrist who wrote the blog “The Good Enough Psychiatrist,” and her former blog link is still on my blog site. Dr. Jenna Cheng has a new blog and podcast, and it’s called “Attached and Enlivened Psychiatry.” The link is on the menu. The featured image for this post is the…

  • Special Mention on Dr. George Dawson’s Post Today

    Special Mention on Dr. George Dawson’s Post Today

    I just want to send a link to Dr. George Dawson’s post The Phenomenological Suicide Assessment – The Legacy of Dr. H. It’s a great Christmas gift to teachers and learners everywhere. Happy holidays to George and everyone else.

  • See Me at the Neckademy Awards About This Neck Massager

    See Me at the Neckademy Awards About This Neck Massager

    Sena bought some device for neck and shoulder massage called the Shiatsu cordless heat massager today. She tried it and then wanted me to try it. I’m not up for massagers of any kind, especially after seeing the extraterrestrial massage torturer I posted about early this month, “So, Is This Anything?” She didn’t want it…

  • Thoughts on Comebacks

    Thoughts on Comebacks

    I watched the first half of the Colts vs 49ers game last night and I thought Philip Rivers didn’t look half bad for a 44-year-old guy who’s been out of the game for five years. Did you know he has 10 kids? OK, now that I’ve got that out of my system and that would…

  • Big Mo Blues Show Christmas Music Featuring Peter Green

    Big Mo Blues Show Christmas Music Featuring Peter Green

    Last night was the second time John Heim (aka Big Mo) introduced the song “Silent Night” by Peter Green and the Men in Blue using the title in German, “Stille Nacht.” He also played it last Friday night, saying “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” in what sounded like perfect German. I immediately liked this version. I…

  • Dr. Susan Shen University of Iowa Psychiatrist Wins Prestigious Avenir Award for Research!

    Dr. Susan Shen University of Iowa Psychiatrist Wins Prestigious Avenir Award for Research!

    This just in! University of Iowa Psychiatrist Dr. Susan Shen, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and, hold on to your hat, she’s the first female psychiatrist, the first from Iowa, and only the third psychiatrist overall to receive to win the Avenir Award…

  • New Do it Yourself (more or less) Electrotherapy for Depression at Home!

    New Do it Yourself (more or less) Electrotherapy for Depression at Home!

    OK, so the title is a little provocative; on the other hand, this is my take on a legitimate treatment for depression that was just approved by the FDA only last week. A company called Flow Neuroscience is marketing the newly approved FL-100 device for treatment of depression and their website definitely has their marketing…