As usual, more interesting and salubrious reading than it would seem possible to fit in a publication this size, thanks to our handy new state-of-the-art AS-6000 (Article Squeezer 6000). Read on and you’ll see exactly what we’re talking about.
Music Therapy: in session
This sad and beautiful song dates back to 2012, but seems strangely prophetic in light of Joey Feek’s death at age 40 earlier this month (on March 4) from cervical cancer. She is survived by her husband, Rory, and daughter Indiana, age 2. Rory’s blog can be found at thislifeilive.com
Can you be fat AND suffer from malnutrition?
If you’ve ever heard the term empty calories, you know the answer is yes. We take a look at this issue in pre-observance of Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 28 – Oct. 2). Granted, it’s not something you think about every day, but if you do, you may realize you know someone who is malnourished: a friend, neighbor or relative who …
I have issues.
Here’s one right here, for example: What’s in this puppy? Well, there is a NEW COLUMN DEBUT: “Kid’s Stuff: Notes from a Pediatric Intern” on hot weather hydration; plus Men’s Health on stress; Rene Le Fort and his cadaver research; The Money Doctor on disability insurance; Bad Billy: Why are drugs so expensive?; World Medicine; poison ivy; brain fitness activities; …
The latest, maybe the greatest
Is this the best Medical Examiner yet? That’s up to you, the reader, to individually decide. What could make this YPB (Your Personal Best)? Well, what if the cover story (ironically, the cover story is on page 6) convinced you to get diagnosed and treated for something that would otherwise kill you, or at least make your life miserable? That …
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
Hear the sound of that squeaky Schwinn pedaling away? That means your morning paper has arrived, you Most Salubrious Newspaper. In this issue, we ask, “Have we unleashed another Jonestown massacre – every day?” And while we’re on that subject, “As long as the Kool Aid is laced with cyanide, does it really matter what flavor it is?” That being …
Calling all subscribers
…and Examiner readers in general. Get your nose out of that mailbox. And the rest of you too. Yes, it has been two weeks since the last issue, but there’s no paper today. To set the record straight, since early times the Medical Examiner has been published every 1st and 3rd Friday. So when a month has five Fridays – …
Click Lit
Get your click lit right here! Yes, the Medical Examiner may look like a humble small town newspaper, but it’s chock full of good writing on one of the best subjects out there. After all, everybody is interested in their health. And although everybody also puts that interest aside from time to time – like when we see an all-you-can-eat …