It is a simple fact of life that people must manage their own health and wellness. Exercise, diet, and assessment of injury and illness are often best handled on an individual basis. You don’t need tests to know you have a head cold, best treated with bedrest and electrolytes. Treating a cut finger with disinfectant…
Read MoreSince the dawn of recorded history, humans and other animals have overcome injuries which permanently alter the body by fashioning artificial replacements for lost parts. Archeologists have found artificial leather toes on Egyptian mummies dating between 950 – 710 BCE. Peg legs and glass eyes are so common in classic genre fiction that they’ve become clichés….
Read MoreThe path to recovery from a serious injury is rarely linear. It’s a story of good days and bad days. Progress gives way to setbacks, which can only be overcome through a renewed dedication. It’s the fragility of the human body versus the unbreakable will of the human mind. Through slow, incremental, agonizing progress, the…
Read MoreAn unfortunate fact of life is that the American healthcare system discourages people from seeking care for fear of medical bills. In political arenas, the debate on reforming or reinventing a system whose brokenness grows more and more apparent with each passing year has been raging for nearly twenty years. However, this does nothing for…
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