The Case for Online Civility and Humility. My colu...
Posted by Edwin | Oct 14, 2018 | Featured, Greenville News Column, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 1 |
Evangelical Bashing in the Trump Era
Posted by Edwin | Jun 13, 2018 | Faith, hope and love, Featured, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 1 |
Zero to Ten on The Work Excuse Scale. What’s...
Posted by Edwin | May 27, 2018 | Emergistan and Medicine, Featured | 0 |
Reflections on my Family Overseas
Posted by Edwin | Apr 8, 2018 | Featured, Wife, kids, pets and home | 1 |
Selecting Medical Students by Ideology
Posted by Edwin | Apr 7, 2018 | Emergistan and Medicine, Featured, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 0 |
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LatestDanger in the ER
Many years ago I had a patient in the emergency department who was young, accompanied by young friends and very demanding. I recall being terse with him. I was young and proud of myself for ‘taking a stand.’ (I’m not sure terse...
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Dear Church People; It’s Not Always a Compliment
by Edwin | Aug 27, 2023 | Faith, hope and love, substack | 0 |
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There are Things in the Night; Well Known to the ER
by Edwin | Jul 20, 2023 | Emergistan and Medicine, substack | 0 |
Faith, hope and love
LatestDear Church People; It’s Not Always a Compliment
by Edwin | Aug 27, 2023 | Faith, hope and love, substack | 0 |
One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that when folks are called ‘church people,’ it isn’t necessarily a compliment. I grew up as a preacher’s kid (and actually a pretty tame one at that), so I thought it was nice to...
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An Ectopic Pregnancy is a Real Pregnancy; but…
by Edwin | Sep 21, 2022 | Baptist Courier, Emergistan and Medicine, Faith, hope and love | 1 |
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“We Want Everything Done for Mama!”
by Edwin | Apr 7, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, faith and medicine, Faith, hope and love, substack | 1 |
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Breastplate…
by Edwin | Mar 17, 2022 | Faith, hope and love | 2 |
Wife, kids, pets and home
LatestForty Years Now, Where’d They Go? Reunion Reflections.
I just went to my 40th high school reunion. I graduated from Barboursville High School in Barboursville, WV. It is a school which no longer exists. I would have loved to walk down the halls again. It was an old, elegant...
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Christmas brings hope and joy amidst life’s pain
by Edwin | Dec 20, 2021 | Faith, hope and love, Wife, kids, pets and home | 2 |
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Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest
LatestWhy not a Meth Sommelier?
by Edwin | Apr 25, 2023 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest, substack | 0 |
I rarely drink wine. My family didn’t drink it, being mostly tetotallers. My father was a pastor and had no interest in alcohol. My mother once saw a photo of my drinking Cold Duck with a date, riding on a...
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Something is Brewing…
by Edwin | Mar 14, 2022 | Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest, substack, Uncategorized | 0 |
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Shattering Healthcare in Ukraine
by Edwin | Feb 26, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 0 |
Medicine, This Hard and Beautiful Gift
Welcome new residents! Some food for thought. https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/this-hard-and-beautiful-gift
Read MoreSnakebites and Helicopters and Costs…
This is an excellent discussion on the value of expensive healthcare by writer, Robert Raboyes, on Substack. Dr. Graboyes was kind enough to include some of my comments and mention my own Substack, Life and Limb. ...
Read MoreA Different Kind of Orphan
The Aged in Medicine are Orphans as Well My job is increasingly that of geriatrician. Emergency departments, if we believe the stories in the media, are places where one finds fascinating poisonings, multiple...
Read MoreFace to Face with Fentanyl
by Edwin | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Face to Face with Fentanyl (After a Weekend Giving Narcan.) https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/face-to-face-with-fentanyl We gave a lot of Narcan last weekend. Some from overuse of prescription drugs. It’s still an...
Read MoreDear Nurses! Thank you and Happy Nurses’ Week!
by Edwin | May 11, 2023 | Emergistan and Medicine, substack | 0 |
https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/dear-nurses-thank-you My history with nurses goes way (way) back. Well, to birth. I don’t mean the nurses who helped deliver me although I certainly appreciate them. I mean my...
Read MorePiercing the Scarred Veins; an Easter Reflection on Addiction
by Edwin | Apr 12, 2023 | Emergistan and Medicine, substack | 0 |
https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/piercing-the-scarred-veins Drug abuse leads to scarred, inaccessible veins in the addicted. It is a common problem, particularly in much of Appalachia. These men and women come to our hospitals...
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