Category Archives: Medical News

Give Me Insurance or Give Me Death

Posted on March 25, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

If you haven’t found the Shinbone Star yet, check it out here.  I’ve reblogged a post I did about the Republicans failed attempt at repealing the ACA.  The folks at the Shinbone Star were spurred on to return to journalism … Continue reading →

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A New Hope

Posted on February 16, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

Editor’s note: Shinbone Star staffers have been working so hard that we felt we needed a doctor. So we added one! Not only can she bandage our wounds, but she can write a bit, too! Yes, I stole that title … Continue reading →

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Miss Spelled

Posted on January 24, 2017 by deconstructingdoctor

My son once asked me what was the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to me in my entire life.  I gave my answer careful consideration and remembered pretty quickly that time I fell out of my chair during a … Continue reading →

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Brain-Eating Amoebas

Posted on July 3, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I live in an area where “Lake Life” is a thing.  I don’t really get it.  You see, I grew up with the ocean practically in my backyard, a mere bike ride away.  The ocean dwarfs any other body of … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Pain

Posted on May 11, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Pain.  When I was in residency they called it the 5th vital sign.  The quantification of pain was as necessary and as important as a patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature.  Assess their pain.  Relieve their pain. … Continue reading →

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Nothing Rhymes with Zika

Posted on January 29, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Nothing Rhymes with Zika, except for Eureka!  Which is totally inappropriate.  I am alluding to the Zika virus which has quickly infiltrated the media because of the devastating effects the virus has had on fetal cranial development.  What is it?  … Continue reading →

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Unleaded

Posted on January 21, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I keep seeing snippets of news reports about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. I haven’t stopped long enough to listen to what really happened, until now. The drinking water is contaminated with lead, children have been exposed, and the … Continue reading →

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