DR. PATRICIA A. FARRELL

All of us have to go for medical procedures whether it's an annual physical, an eye exam or something more serious and/or invasive....

Patients have an expectation that their medical charts will be free of misinformation or, if it is found, will be corrected ASAP. The...

Dismiss the plaques on the door and the awards on the walls. Erasmus, seething at the incredible self-aggrandizement of Pope Julian in...

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Computers are a part of our lives and we have come to depend on them for everything from keeping track of appointments, spreadsheets,...

This video is about bees returning to a garden after being missing for a LONG time. The return of the bees was only seen after ONE bee...

Words do have specific meaning, but there are too many who will play with the meaning and lead you to believe in a falsehood. I've always...

Ethical practices form a professional lynchpin pounded into the heads of psychology majors by every professor they'll ever have. Not only...

Have you ever noticed that dogs are wearing pretty nice outfits these days? Our dog had a leather harness and a rawhide leather leash and...

Physicians graduating from medical school take The Hippocratic Oath where they agree to “first do no harm,” but what is “harm” and does...

The psychological and physical effects on infants and children of extreme isolation from their parents or even caring others has been...

If you are anything like me, you are constantly being bombarded by things you find interesting or curious and which add to our knowledge...

Short and slender, he was a wonderful 12-year-old chance-selling companion on the avenue just a block north from where we went to school....

Children, especially girls, have been raised by parents to believe in and practice what I've christened "The Good Little Girl Syndrome."...

A driver's license is, in the United States, a symbol of our entrance into adulthood. It is our bas and bar mitzvah of sorts as many...

Toys are supposed to be things that amuse, teach and are generally harmless. When I was a child, a simple box of pointed sticks taught me...

Pharmaceuticals have come a long way and many of them are now effectively treating, albeit off-label in some instances, disorders or...

Released into any pond or condo lagoon in Florida, the Asian snakehead fish is taking over. An underground "fishing" biz is also active...

MASH, the incredibly successful TV series about medics in the Korean War, was a favorite of mine and I even had an opportunity to talk to...

A lone kayaker slowly paddles to shore as the sun goes down on the Gulf of Mexico.