As always, we have packed a a wealth of thoughtful, useful, and always salubrious information into our 16 pages. Heck, even the ads are healthful. We start off, as we sometimes do, on page one with startling new findings about the dangers of e-cigarettes; and an equally shocking portrait of retail terrorism. Read it.
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 …
How did this happen???
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.
Today’s hot button issue
A few of the topics covered in this issue: medical marijuana in Georgia; Ray Rice, the NFL, and domestic violence; Jameis Winston, the NCAA, and STUDENT CRIMINALS – Oops. Did I just say STUDENT CRIMINALS? I meant student athletes; the Affordable Care Act; a breakthrough pancreatic cancer treatment; amazing (truly amazing) skin graft news… And that’s really just the tip …
The very latest issue drops!
Here it is, the issue you’ve been waiting for! It’s chock full o’ good reading, as always. Dive in!
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.
The HOTTEST issue yet!
…containing the latest installment in our view of The National Hot Car Witchhunt. There is a time and a place to call 9-1-1 when you see a child left alone in a car. But is that time and place when the parent is gone for less than five minutes? How about a little application of The Golden Rule before you …
The Helicopter Issue drops
Not literally, silly. I don’t need the NTSB on my case. But the cover story today is about a disturbing trend: jailing moms (and sometimes dads) for leaving their kids unattended for five minutes. You know, the kind of things our parents used to do to us for five hours. Mothers are being hauled off to jail; kids are being …
Extra! Extra!
Here it is, today’s Medical Examiner. It features a lot in just 16 pages: the usual faves like the world’s only Augusta-based crossword puzzle with clues only locals will get and a semi-wicked Sudoku and two other word puzzles (for brain health). Then you’ve got your Pharmacy 411, a delicious AND healthful recipe (for popsicles) as well as all the …
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!