I just got off the phone with one of my absolute favorite gal pals and she described what sounded like a possible new world record set for bug bites this season: both in number and size. Giant, red, itchy blotches covering skin on exposed extremities as well as along the waistline and back, too. This […]

Working holidays in acute care is pretty interesting, because each one sort of has its own flavor. There are a few universals: People get sick 24/7. Regular offices are closed, so people seek care in emergency departments or urgent care offices. But there are some curious general volume trends to each holiday: Thanksgiving: busy early […]

Something caught my eye on Twitter the other day. Actually, a lot catches my eye on Twitter because it’s so fast paced and dense, but in a distinctly different theme from the current barrage of tweets about politics and, well, more politics, a Canadian colleague of mine tweeted about ways to provide support and assistance […]