Here it is, the final issue of 2015, issue #24 of this year, and issue #228 in the Medical Examiner’s long history. The next edition, Issue #229, will be dated January 8, 2016. This may be our best issue yet, beginning with the One-Two punch on page 1: constipation and our can’t fail holiday diet. Does it get any better …
As a public service. . .
“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” – Print Media Yes, books, magazines and newspapers are alive and well, both in digital and paper formats. With that in mind, we could offer some advice for e-readers, such as “Don’t place your Kindle in water.” But instead, feast your eyes on these classic works of WPA art on the …
Life ain’t always beautiful
The man who sings this song knows that maxim better than most. If you know anything about the life of Gary Allen, well, it hasn’t always been beautiful for him. Far from it. This song comes from his “heart-wrenchingly personal” Tough All Over album, released not long after his wife, Angela Herzberg, committed suicide, a death blamed on depression and …
PSA of the Week
From the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds. Teenagers experience strong feelings of stress, confusion, self-doubt, pressure to succeed, financial …
POP QUIZ
This issue, as always, offers a veritable plethora of good reading on virtually every page. The cover story, however, features an interesting pop quiz. See if you can correctly answer the question and win the prize offered before going on to the rest of this award-wanting issue.
Tired
While the entire western world is focused on depression and suicide might be an excellent time to post this little film I saw a few weeks ago. It’s less than two minutes long, so give it a look. “Tired” by Megan McShane from Megan McShane on Vimeo.
PSA of the Week
As Medical Examiner readers know, this week is National Suicide Prevention Week, and today is World Suicide Prevention Day. This week’s front page story (scroll down to read it) relates a number of sad statistics about suicide, including the statement that “every day more than 20… members of the US armed forces die by suicide.” The figures we have seen …
Enjoying a long weekend?
Wish it could last? Without a doubt, Monday is coming, and many are dreading the thought. Job satisfaction is merely a dream for many people. Burnout causes hundreds of billions of lost dollars to U.S. businesses every year. Even worse is the human toll it can take. Here are seven signs of burnout, and six proven antidotes.