Health Issue

Posted on June 26, 2021June 23, 2021 by Simon

“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” A hiking saying from a Postcrossing card sent by Valentina from Russia... Read More

Death by Acronym

Posted on January 12, 2021January 8, 2021 by Simon

Acronyms are extremely dangerous. On Christmas Eve I had a DVT that caused a PE that nearly killed me. I’m fine now and recovering. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) form in your extremities and someti... Read More

Corona Virus Positives

Posted on March 28, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

Every cloud has a silver lining. Here are three positives that might come out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Telemedicine is finally being covered by Medicaire. Medicine comes into the 20th Century. It ... Read More

WWIT about the Corona Virus

Posted on March 4, 2020February 29, 2020 by Simon

The Corona Virus is not going to be a terrible world-wide epidemic. The Corona Virus is not going to cause a world-wide depression. Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands. WWIT = What Was I Thinking... Read More

A Distant Corona

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by Simon

Back in 2003 we had the SARS scare. A few years later we had the Ebola Epidemic. Now we have the threat of the Corona Virus. Put me down as a skeptic. It will be in the headlines for a month or two an... Read More

Your Prescription is Ready

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by Simon

In the USA in 2018 we spent 338 Billion dollars on prescription drugs. And how to pay for them is a big issue. See the above chart from the WSJIn 2018 we spent roughly the same amount on cell phones a... Read More

Better Data One

Posted on December 10, 2011December 9, 2011 by Simon

During Thanksgiving weekend I managed to cut the skin off one of my knuckles with a box knife. The next day I went to the new (two year old) Pasadena Urgent Care facility down the hill. They first c... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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