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What can we learn? It has been said there is a good reason your rear-view mirror is so small, and your windshield is so large. Don’t look back, don’t dwell on the past is the advice of any mental [...]

Annus horribilis or annus mirabilis? In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II of England saw 3 Royal marriages hit the skids, had the Duchess of York involved in a toe sucking scandal and watched over 100 [...]

Every year after the traditional Norwegian-Lutheran Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings available in the Midwest (and some imported), my father, uncle and grandfathers retired to the nearest [...]

At home genetic test kits have become quite popular in recent years. Companies like 23 and Me and Ancestry.com allow people to learn about their ethnic heritage and genetic make-up. It is [...]

World events and an ever-evolving technology have forever changed modern healthcare in delivery, education, location and management. The coronavirus pandemic redirected the attention of nurse [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2020 October is always Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but for a survivor, patient or family member, awareness is every day. With awareness, there is hope, [...]

Wave Good-Bye to all Attendance Excuses/No More Snow Days! Zoom is many things to many people but one thing it is not is what veterinarians call “Zoomies”, that explosion of puppy energy [...]

In the last 100 years, Americans have survived, overcome and ultimately prevailed over any number of societal, natural or health relate disasters, literally in every decade: • Spanish Flu of [...]

Long Term Health Effects of COVID-19 The world is most definitely not in the middle of The Carpenter’s famous love ballad, but the title touches on a valid concern. Is this virus only months old [...]

Hurricane Katrina was responsible for the most recent increase in interest in Telehealth, but it took the COVID-19 global pandemic to demonstrate the potential for long term change by reimagining [...]