by design | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Do you remember the days of HMOs? Back in the 1990s health maintenance organizations were ballyhooed as the way to reduce medical costs. Basically, this was accomplished by limiting medical services. The justification for restricting care was to...
by design | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I plan to see the movie Noah despite the warnings of some fundamentalists. I believe my faith can handle a story not told by the King James Bible. I mean no disrespect to the fundamentalist perspective, which originated in the late 19th century,...
by design | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The questions never change, just the answers.” Sometimes I don’t remember if I’ve written something, read it somewhere, or just thought it. Perhaps my stories and life have merged into one composite. You need to pray for my wife, Becky,...
by design | Mar 24, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The notion of choice is a fundamental principle with me. It stems from the doctrine of “free will.” Ancient philosophers stated that freedom of conscience is really the only thing that cannot be controlled or taken from someone. The central...
by design | Mar 17, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The chief professor of medicine during my internal medicine residency held that all disease was the result of some infectious process. Jesus used hyperbole (exaggerated speech) to get people’s attention, and I suspect my professor was doing the...
by design | Mar 10, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The world is very complicated, and I can see why some folks just surrender or retreat. I’m proud of my mother who has not given up, and not only lives independently, but does email and even follows her family and friends on Face Book. It takes...
