I recently went to watch “Joker” one afternoon. The Joker had always intrigued me because of his level of gleeful depravity. I was interested in how this film would depict the most popular Batman villain. It didn’t hurt that Joaquin Phoenix was the star of the show.
I somewhat expected it.
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Two women. Same fight.
From original works of art by Edwin Long (1829-1891)
Promotion and Demotion
The Biblical book of Esther is an interesting one. There are several theories as to whether the accounts are actually true, if Ahasuerus was Xerxes or Artaxerxes, and to the historical identities of Vashti and Esther.
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We love (most of) our patients, but sometimes we need a break.
Margarita Mode
I told you recently that I was itching to write this post. Any hard worker would enjoy a true, well-deserved vacation.
A bonus doesn’t hurt either,
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“Doctors are held to a higher standard”
There have been countless times when I’ve heard that statement. It’s some undocumented mantra applied to everything we do. We are expected to be the epitome of health – diabetes, cancer and obesity free. Additionally, we are scrutinized for how professionally we dressed,
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Yes, it has been a week since Father’s Day, the relatively unrecognized counterpart to the much lauded Mother’s Day.
For Mother’s Day, expectations are high and the media is flooded with advertisements from restaurants, floral companies,
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World Family Doctors Day logo from WONCA
What’s This?
Today was WFDD.
What’s this, you ask? Why, it’s World Family Doctors Day, celebrated every May 19th since 2010. According to WONCA, it is a time dedicated to celebrating the work and accomplishments of primary care physicians.
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Text added with GIMP. Background image courtesy of Boram Jeong on Unsplash.
Wearing A Different Hat…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in this space known as the internet! On this auspicious day, some women in medicine get to wear a different hat – that of a loving parent.
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Photo by Jonathan Borba from Pexels
When a person we know dies, even if it’s just an acquaintance, there are a flood of emotions we may have – surprise or shock, sadness, disappointment, sometimes even anger.
Our reactions may depend on who that person was,
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Is death the result of the rule of threes?
The Myths…
There’s this belief – some might even call it a superstition – that death comes in threes.
But supposedly, so does luck (good or bad). Then there’s “third time’s the charm”, and “three strikes and you’re out”.
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