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We haven’t published an issue this good…

…in at least two weeks. Inside: A Bad Billy Laveau instant classic. And the PERFECT book for bathroom reading. See From the Bookshelf on page 11. Our two cover stories are also worthy of your perusal. When your 16-year-old son drowns, your life can descend into endless grief. Or you can try to make something positive out of the tragic …

CELEBRATE NURSES!!!

That’s a big part of what we’re doing in this issue. That and excoriating those who don’t. Two doctors dish about the massive value of nurses, both to healthcare delivery in general and to enhancing the skills of individual doctors. Speaking of doctors, why do we constantly hear, “Consult your doctor”? An article in this issue recommends walking, for instance, …

We do a 180°

Oh, there are a few jokes in their usual spot (page 13), but not the wall-to-wall jocularity of the April 1 issue. In fact, story #1 addresses the tragic and growing problem of pain pill addiction. And urologist Darren Mack pulls back the curtain on Ten Things to Know About Testicular Cancer. Yeah, it’s a 180 all right. But we’re …

Best headline ever

Indeed, as it states below, we are not too proud to beg. The quest? Once upon a time, the Medical Examiner regularly ran stories written by readers, detailing their assorted medical adventures. Some were hilarious. Others absolutely tragic. The feature was called Medicine in the First Person. It would be great if we could once again say the feature is …

Your 2-D version is here.

And ironically, it’s about unplugging. Digital detox. Cutting infobesity. In fact, the National Day of Unplugging is officially from sundown tonight through sundown tomorrow. Let’s give it a try, shall we? It won’t be easy. And if we happen to slip up, not looking at a phone or tablet for 23-1/2 hours in the next 24 is still probably a …

The new & improved Feb. 19 issue

(New and improved? That means we fixed a few typos that were in the print edition. So this is even better, if you can believe it.)

December 4 drops!

Sometimes even I can’t believe how much salubriousness and plain old chocolatey goodness is packed into every 16 page issue of the Medical Examiner. But all anyone has to do to see for themselves is click here:

MUSIC THERAPY! and ANATOMY!

…in one easy lesson. True enough, it isn’t often that a song and video come along that explain the functions of vital organs of the body so clearly – and accurately. The heart, the brain, the lungs. Unfortunately, there’s a black sheep in every family, and in the body’s case it’s the appendix. Here’s a first look at the appendix …