After a great deal of thought I have decided to drop my health insurance. As everyone without health insurance knows, this a very scary position in which to find oneself.  Being in the healthcare field myself, I am well aware that a single day of hospitalization can generate tens of thousands of dollars in bills.  [...]

A patient recently asked about the crocheted stirrup covers we use in our office.  I told her the story behind the original ones, which she enjoyed, so I thought I would share the story here. About fifteen years ago, Geraldine came to me as a new patient.  She was 78 years old and was having [...]

This past summer I had two very bright and eager student rotate through my office.  One was a health administration student in the School of Business at Winthrop University.  The other was a 3rd year medical student, who obtained an MBA prior to entering medical school.  I asked both of these students the question:  Why [...]

What is a doctor?  Sounds like a silly question.  It is the person one goes to see when you are sick or  want help to stay healthy.  The reality is what occurs when one sees that doctor is dependent on what that doctor thinks it means to be a doctor.  Here is what I think. [...]

Approximately three years ago I was trying to figure out what this new word I was hearing meant. That new word was “blog.” Who would have thought that now I would be attempting to produce one of my own. I recently found out that the word “blog” is actually an abbreviation for “Web Log.” A [...]