The latest issue of the Medical Examiner, dated Friday, October 17, was posted Friday, October 17, on Facebook and on issuu.com (it’s always at issuu.com/medicalexaminer), bit for some reason not here at the Medical Examiner blog. It was probably all the excitement surrounding our Bicentennial (200th) Issue. Let us herewith rectify that oversight immediately.
I Love Monday
To all the advertisers who make the Augusta Medical Examiner possible, and to all the Examiner’s loyal readers: thank you!
PSA of the Week
This may come across sounding a little self-serving, but that is not our intention. Honest. It is a genuine Public Service Announcement, a PSA, offered in the interests of improved public health. As a public service. It concerns a letter we received last week from a loyal reader of the Augusta Medical Examiner. It went something like this: “Dear Medical …
I Love Monday
There’s a lot to love about coffee, that’s for sure. Despite what is shown here, I happen to drink mine with cream after years as a die-hard black coffee man. In fact, if you look at the picture below you can see my actual desktop and a few of the most important tools of my trade. Front and center, of …
I Feel Good
What does this image have to do with the Medical Examiner? Read the current issue at www.issuu.com/medicalexaminer. Click on the newest issue with FEEL GOOD on the cover. Among the highlights: • Feel Good About Yourself, page 1 • Medicine in the First Person, page 6 • The Blog Spot, page 11
BE FRUITFUL
That, ladies and gentlemen, is our message to you. Summer is peak season for fruit. And fruit is peak performance fuel, chock full o’ vitamins, fiber, and plain old wonderful flavors. Eat some every day. As usual, there’s plenty of fruity and fruit-free reading packed into all 16 pages. Dive in!
It’s the PSA of the Week
If it’s Tuesday, it’s PSA Day in this spot on the Internet, also known worldwide as M.E.D.P.S.A. (Medical Examiner’s Day for Public Service Announcements). It’s huge in Belgium. As part of our ongoing observance of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, check out this 30-second PSA from USDOTNHTSA, a.k.a. the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. …
BLOG SPECIAL #1!
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Hot off the presses!
It’s today’s red-hot Medical Examiner, chock full of salubrious information to make this sweet life even sweeter. Just to whet your appetite: • almost enough information to qualify you to perform open heart-surgery • sweet news about chocolate and heart health • a book review of great ideas for intelligent tattoos, if you’re into that sort of thing and want some …
Today’s important post
From a productivity standpoint, this could not describe the week more perfectly. However, on the plus side, the updated 2014 publication schedule and deadlines and the 2014 advertising rates for the Medical Examiner are now posted for worldwide viewing. Woo. Hoo.