I am afraid to write this column. Very afraid. Normally in my office, I feel like a rock star! I like my patients and my patients like me.
However, there are times when I go from being Bono of U2 to Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl– times when I have to do the unthinkable: take [...]

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 5th, 2005 at 3:10 pm and is filed under Abuse, Patient Behavior, Senior Citizens. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

“How dry I am…”
Is that song about alcohol, hair, or skin? When I was a medical resident, a fun dermatologist (who cussed like a sailor) gave us a lecture. He said that in the winter time, dry skin is very common. He called it “winter’s rash.” His solution to the problem of dry [...]

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 5th, 2005 at 3:05 pm and is filed under Dermatology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Blondie sang the great song, “Call Me. ” Even Richard Gere in American Gigolo played that song long before Pretty Woman. Today, with cell phones, *69, and caller-ID, it’s so easy to call your friends, family, mother-in-law, and– your doctor. In fact, it’s too easy.
The phone rings off the hook in most doctors’ offices. [...]

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 5th, 2005 at 2:55 pm and is filed under Medicines, Office Visits, Patient Behavior. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.