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...patient in Room Four was a retired NFL lineman. None of the staff had ever heard of him, nor had I, but some of our patients had recognized him and were chatting him up - the buzz in the waiting room was palpable. In the glow of the football player's celebrity, our patients' usual cranky impatience - while waiting for X rays, cast changes, insurance calls, paperwork or simply their turn to be seen - had evaporated , eclipsed that afternoon by sheer delight...
They were waiting for the same doctor who, on the same day, would treat Johnny P.! How many people they would tell! And what confidence my patients had that day - in me. I heard no long-winded rebuttals based on what the lady in the checkout line thought I should do to treat their shoulders. So attentive and so agreeable, my patients hung on every word from Johnny P.'s doctor. Even my administrator felt the change: "We should pay that guy to come here. Everybody's so nice," she said as I gulped coffee between appointments...
Meanwhile, a handful of concerned pet owners have expressed interest in removing RFID chips from their furry companions, but VeriChip hasn't heard of anyone doing so yet. The AVMA officially counsels against removing the chip, while assuring pet owners it will continue to monitor the situation. "At this point we do not recommend that people should stop microchipping," says Dr. Rosemary LoGiudice, a veterinarian and assistant director with the AVMA. "We are actively watching. For the number of animals that are said to actually have microchips, when you consider the number of animals that have been microchipped and returned...
...heard or read the headlines: that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is deadlier than AIDS; that the killer bug is alarmingly more widespread than anyone thought; that it's in your kids' locker rooms and at your gym. Stories abound of young high-school athletes becoming infected with MRSA and dying within weeks, and you're starting to worry about whether that nick or scrape you just got could be your last...
...Science Center mirrors. The Angry Feminist You’re smart and friendly—at least until someone mentions Larry Summers. Between FemSex and your WGS tutorial, you don’t have time for anything but a wash-and-wear. Sure, you’ve heard that longer hair is considered sexier, but who really cares? Men are pigs anyway. The Side-bang You fashionista, you. It can’t be easy rushing from the Delphic to the Fly and back again. And don’t worry, when you’re paying homage...