Archives By Author: Del Meyer

Talk Radio Dialogues Connect with almost Everyone

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:33 pm By Del Meyer in The Worldwide Public Forum

In Depth Discussions with public, civic, national and international leaders, cultural, educational, political and religious commentary to broaden your perspective of our country and the world in which we live.__________ Heard on Salem National Radio (The ANSWER) sites include:DrDennisPrager.com, HughHewitt.com, MikeGallagher.com, MichaelMedved.com, LarryElder.com, MetaxasTalk.com, SRNNews.com, SRNStore.com, Michael Medved, http://www.michaelmedved.com/ The Greatest Country on God’s Green […]

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Manhattan’s longest-serving district attorney, died on July 21st

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:23 pm By Del Meyer in In Memoriam

Robert Morgenthau The long arm of the law, who made New York a safer place, was 99 The Economist | Print Edition | Obituary | Aug 3rd 2019 If YOU ASKED Robert Morgenthau which of his prosecutions he was proudest of, you might expect him to give a half-smile, pause to knock out his cigar […]

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July

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:19 pm By Del Meyer in Last Month's Postings

Last month’s Postings Featured Article: Dramatically High Rate of Knee Arthroscopies In the News: How can dead heroes offend the living? International Medicine: Why wait until a patient is dead before harvesting his organs? Medicare: The Moral Fabric  by Nicholas EberstadtAmerican Exceptionalism and the Entitlement State (Part IV continued from April, May, June) Asking for, […]

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August

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:13 pm By Del Meyer in This Month in History

In some parts of this country, the days of August have a special name: the dog days of summer. It may refer to the doggedly hot temperatures  most regions encounter; others say it raises people’s tempers, causing some to bark like dogs; some say it’s like the laid-back attitude of a dog finding a shady […]

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Gone are the Days.

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:05 pm By Del Meyer in Hippocrates & His Kin

The practice of medicine has traditionally been of high moral standards, following the Hippocratic and Mosaic Code, supporting the Declaration and the Constitution. One could freely begin a conversation with any doctor and be assured of his moral and political bent. Those days seem to be gone now. That will destroy our profession. Hippocrates would […]

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Touching Heaven

Posted on September 2, 2019 6:02 pm By Del Meyer in The Bookshelf

A Cardiologist’s Encounters with Death and Living Proof of an Afterlife By Dr. Chauncey Crandall Dr. Crandall begins his story of being a hospital orderly since he was interested in going into medicine. He has a number of interesting experiences with various phases of working with patients. He particularly enjoyed talking to Karl, a tattooed […]

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Letter to an aspiring Doctor

Posted on September 2, 2019 5:54 pm By Del Meyer in Voices of Medicine

by Theodore Dalrymple You tell me you are thinking, my dear Stephen, of medicine as a career, but you wonder whether you have the ability or the temperament for it. You say that you have wanted to be a doctor ever since your family practitioner visited you at home as a child when you had […]

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Why do women want to join men’s clubs?

Posted on September 2, 2019 5:48 pm By Del Meyer in Overheard in the Medical Staff Lounge

Dr. Rosen:       Have you noticed that the women and girls want to join the men and boys clubs? Dr. Edwards:   Are you referring to the Sutter Club downtown? Dr. Milton:      We’ve had medical meetings there on a number of occasions. Women were present at all times. Dr. Ruth:         But they weren’t allowed in the bars. […]

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Join a Hospital HMO so you will not need a business office.

Posted on September 2, 2019 5:42 pm By Del Meyer in Medical Myths

This may sound rather like the worry-free running of a practice. But you will also learn some new and interesting challenges. How to see 80 patients a day without the headaches of worrying about money. If you get behind in your entry in the Electronic Medical Record, just think about the weight loss you’ll received […]

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The Gluttons have taken over.

Posted on September 2, 2019 5:35 pm By Del Meyer in Medical Gluttony

I have railed until I’m blue that we physicians could bring this nation to its’ knees in 6 hours. We won’t because the vast majority of us actually care about our patients and we’re not built that way. Having said that, I don’t think there is another way to re-establish our control of medical care. […]

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