The Doctor Is In

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) addressed an interesting new phenomenon in medical practice: the micro-practice. Physicians, weary of being forced to see large volumes of patients because of HMO requirements or financial pressures, coupled with high practice overhead and burgeoning paperwork, are striking out in a very different direction. Some [...]

The following essay was originally posted in June 2005. The story is a true one, although the names have been changed.   They say that hell is hot. Sometimes, though, it is very, very cold. Jim loved Alaska–it had been his home since birth. God’s country: wild, unpredictable, spectacular in beauty–there was no place like [...]

This is a series on the erosion of moral, cultural, and ethical boundaries in modern society:    ♦ Part 1 — Moving the Ancient Boundaries   Do not move the ancient boundary stone set up   by your forefathers.         – Proverbs 22:28 –   The societal trend evident today — the gradual and progressive shift from spirituality and [...]

I’ve recently referenced an excellent article on the huge gap between hype and reality with embryonic stem cell research (as opposed to the real and growing applications of adult stem cells), and Michael Fumento again points out the huge gap between myth and reality here (HT: Instapundit). Maybe the word is starting to get out [...]