In these parts, humidity has the effect of turning any clothing into a literal sweatsuit.  I visited Las Vegas this summer and was discussing the weather with a local.  We discussed the use of a dehumidifier.  She had never heard of such a thing. She’d also never been to Arkansas in the summer!
Here, there is little cause for optimism from the months of May until September.  You see, summer is not so much a season in Arkansas as it is a malady. Worse yet, it is a chronic condition.
Those who …

Several nurse consultants have voiced concerns about starting a blog for fear that medically related information might be cause for concern by potential clients, patients and employers.  Several well known medical bloggers work for hospitals and universities who have had to address these concerns regarding potential privacy violations as well as how their facility is viewed by the readers through the eyes of the author/blogger.
When starting (or maintaining) a blog, it is important to keep some key elements in mind.  Here are my top seven tips:

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Bloggers, just like journalists, authors and news reporters can find themselves experiencing writers’ block.  Maybe you have had a blog for years, but after writing hundreds of posts, you find you aren’t coming up with fresh topics to write about.  What to do? So how do you keep up the pace after the initial excitement has worn off?  Or, you’ve started a blog and wonder where to get material. It is easy to become overwhelmed with the need for new material especially in a time strapped business like that of …

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This past weekend I was interviewed by Steve Brawner of Arkansas Medical News.  He is working on a story regarding Arkansas medical bloggers.  Arkansas’ own stitcher extraordinaire, Dr. Ramona Bates was the first.  Her blog, Suture for a Living, focuses on her occupation as a plastic surgeon as well as her stitching past time as a quilter.  Other Arkansas bloggers include Elizabeth Schneider, a pathologist at Baptist Health, who writes Methodical Madness and John House whose runs Health By Dr. House.  I was surprised to be …