I’ve mentioned in numerous previous articles that my wife and son suffer from severe food allergies, particularly to peanuts. Once, my wife was assured that the veggie burger she ordered at a restaurant contained no peanuts or tree nuts. After taking one bite, however, she immediately knew it did. She paced outside the local hospital […]
In the Book of Genesis, God told Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Well, multiple people in the Netherlands are now […]
Benjamin Franklin has famously said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” These two depressing topics always seem to go together. April 16, the day after the deadline for filing taxes, is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Because death and taxes go hand-in-hand, NHDD was established on April 16 […]
When I was a kid, there were six kinds of milk in our grocer’s refrigerated section – whole, skim, 1%, 2%, chocolate milk and buttermilk. Today, I can barely count how many varieties there are. In addition to these standards, which have been dubbed “dairy milk,” there are many drinks made from the liquid extracts […]
The other night, I caught a rerun of ‘The Simpsons’ entitled ‘Missionary: Impossible.’ In this particular episode, Homer reneges on a $10,000 pledge to PBS. When the whole town is ready to come after him with pitchforks and torches, Reverend Lovejoy steps in and sends Homer on a mission to the South Pacific until the […]
As a kid, my favorite football player was Barry Sanders, who was taken 3rd overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. The worst part is that he could have played for my favorite team. After Dallas took Troy Aikman first, the Packers selected Tony Mandarich, passing on Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion […]
Late last year, my son had a COVID exposure, so he got a rapid test at the Center for COVID Control in Darboy. He said he was in and out in a jiffy and thankfully his test came back negative. So, he had a very positive experience there. But not everyone did. Last month, the […]
While it’s only been a few weeks, I’m still bummed about the Packers’ loss to the 49ers. We had the #1 seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, plus, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers lost, which theoretically would have made our path even easier. The only thing that could have made the game worse […]
Earlier this fall, I watched ‘The Dirt,’ the biopic about Mötley Crüe that explored the debauchery of the ‘80s metal band’s hard-partying lifestyle, which was filled with booze, drugs and women. Oh, and rock’n’roll. One of the movie’s more shocking scenes recounts the time that bassist, Nikki Sixx, overdosed on heroin. A friend called 911, […]
Are you a licensed health care provider who sees any uninsured or self-pay patients? Do you operate a health care facility, like an ambulatory surgical center or federally-qualified health center? Are you a health care provider who provides care at a hospital or other facility that is in-network with more insurance plans than you are? […]