by design | Feb 25, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Recently, I promised you a surprise, something different. And if the technological wonders of iPhones and the internet work as planned, these contrivances will enable me to send this essay to you from the bottom of the world. When I was sick...
by design | Feb 18, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Poet T. S. Eliot once penned “APRIL is the cruelest month…Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow…” Eliot’s metaphor in his poem “Wasteland” alludes to the complacency of modern man aiding the destruction of Western culture. However,...
by design | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson This is not a paid endorsement, but I’m a fan of The Teaching Company, an organization that contracts with college professors to develop university level courses, and then markets these courses to people who enjoy continuing education. In fact,...
by design | Feb 4, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have previously written about the Christian-Newsom torture-murders, and concluded that “Sometimes, the best explanation for the otherwise inexplicable, is evil.” I continue to reflect upon the notion of such a force which is the opposite of...
by design | Jan 28, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Life is often complicated, and doesn’t always go as envisioned or as we desire. I recently wrote about why I now practice concierge medicine, and described the stress that nearly 50% of doctors say is causing them to consider leaving medical...
by design | Jan 21, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There are many reasons I left traditional medicine. For more than four decades I cared for patients in my office and then, when necessary, followed them to the emergency room or the hospital. I have jokingly told patients I could take out their...
