The Daily: Health Care ‘Miracle’
As I have mentioned, briefly, I am writing an opinion column for The Daily this quarter. It’s good experience for me; it gives me a chance to hit weekly deadlines and see immediate results for making...
View ArticleThe Daily: Green Pigs and Ham
Green pigs and ham Publish Date: 2006-04-03 Although only their shells are green, the Araucana chicken has brought us green eggs for years. But until now, our ham has been a nice, hammy shade of pink....
View ArticleThe Daily: She Wore a Slinky Red Thing
She Wore a Slinky Red Thing Publish Date: 2006-04-10 This op-ed was pitched as being a weekly take on medicine in pop culture. I figured it would give me a chance to rant, rave, and giggle about some...
View ArticleThe Daily: Finding Saviour in a Sibling
Finding a savior in a sibling Publish Date: 2006-04-17 This at last is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. The paper reads, “‘Designer Baby’ clinic to charge ?6,000 a child.” That’s a lot of money,...
View ArticleThe Daily – Pharmacists’ moral acumen
Pharmacists’ moral acumen 2006-04-24 One of the more interesting and underrepresented facts about many women’s health providers — places that are routinely targeted because they provide low- or no-cost...
View ArticleThe Daily – Toward Insuring Immigrants
Toward insuring immigrants 2006-05-01 The older Asian woman tugs insistently at the young blonde doctor’s coat, pulling her out into the pouring rain, talking in a foreign tongue. The doctor, a new...
View ArticleThe Daily [05-08-06] – Dependency vs. Addiction
If this looks familiar to some of the longer-time readers, well… it was a busy week. And besides, the original was pretty good in and of itself. Dependency vs. Addiction Publish Date: 2006-05-08 I...
View Article[The Daily] – New DNA collection frightening
New DNA collection frightening 2006-05-15 Computer cracker Adrian Lamo is in trouble again. Not for cracking any new computer systems, but because he won’t give the federal government a blood sample so...
View Article[The Daily] – Expecting the layman to be a doctor
Expecting the layman to be a doctor 2006-05-24 You’re in the doctor’s office, and she’s just handed you a form to read. While you’re scanning over the form, she starts to explain it to you. It’s your...
View Article[The Daily] – Medicine or Miracle?
Medicine or Miracle? 2006-05-30 A recent episode of the television show House titled “House vs. God” dealt with the idea of faith healing, something that comes up a lot these days in medical journals....
View Article[The Daily] – Biological Incubators
Biological Incubators 2006-06-21 Susan Anne Catherine Torres and Cristina Doe were born 10 months apart, in August 2005 and June 2006, respectively. Sadly, Susan Torres passed away six weeks after...
View Article[The Daily] – The Right to Life
The Right to Life 2006-07-05 So here’s a question for you to mull over: When were you old enough to make your own decisions? Chances are you were pretty young when you figured out you didn’t like the...
View Article[The Daily 07-19-2006] Death Made Pretty
Kelly Hills 2006-07-19 Death by lethal injection was dealt a blow last month when a U.S. district judge ruled the process may cause extreme pain and suffering before death. In the United States, death...
View Article[The Daily 08-09-2006] The Road Continues
Kelly Hills 2006-08-09 It’s a hot afternoon in Washington, D.C. and a young boy buys a pickle from an ice cream and hot dog vendor, expecting cool relief from the sweet vegetable. Instead, a flood of...
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