Of Course it’s Misinformation! It’s Facebook!
I see a lot of my physician colleagues online, ranting about all of the misinformation about COVID that they read on Facebook. They are shocked, stunned and disgusted that people would say things that...
View ArticleFacebook as Hostile Foreign Power…thank you Atlantic!
Great column from the Atlantic. We should absolutely distrust Facebook. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/facebook-authoritarian-hostile-foreign-power/620168/
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If the Pioneers Loved Pain Pills…a Little Humor in an Old Column.
If the pioneers loved pain medicine the way we do! This was my EM News column, Sept. 2009. But it’s still funny. At least I think so. And I’m the writer dang it! Perhaps I should update it to...
View ArticleTravel Nurse Pay and Nursing Shortages
I posted this yesterday at my Substack account; please drop by and sing up for free updates! https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/travel-nurse-pay-and-nursing-shortages?utm_source=url One of the big...
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Shattering Healthcare in Ukraine
A few thoughts on what war will do to healthcare. Click over and read my post at Substack if you’re interested in my thoughts....
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Something is Brewing…
You learn things at gas stations. Something is brewing beneath the surface of our society; and it’s not going to be pretty. https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/something-brewing?s=w (Please consider...
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Snitches are Snitches…Russian or Big Media it’s the Same old Song
I happened to be flipping channels today when I saw a story on CNN that caught my eye. A Russian teacher went on a bit of an anti-war rant in her classroom. She is being investigated by the state and...
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Snow, milk and bread. Still a mystery.
Snow, milk and bread; still a mystery (I resurrected this post from 2009, as our entire region of Upstate, SC and Western NC is bracing for ice and snow. It’s particularly icky because of the chaos...
View ArticleRaising Doctors
This lecture was delivered several years ago to a convocation at Erskin College. I think it remains relevant, especially in these days that try the souls of physicians. It is in thinking of my...
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Why not a Meth Sommelier?
I rarely drink wine. My family didn’t drink it, being mostly tetotallers. My father was a pastor and had no interest in alcohol. My mother once saw a photo of my drinking Cold Duck with a date,...
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