Death of a family member is a source of stress that most of us experience eventually. Despite this, it is an uncommon subject for film. A wonderful exception is Departures, an Oscar-winner from 2008 (Best Foreign Language film, Japanese title Okuribito), directed by Yojiro Takita.
Posts Tagged ‘Wise Words’
Stress, Families and Faces
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Assessing Medical Research (1)
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010In a perfect world, every claim for a new health care treatment that reached you via the news media would be accurate and clear. Unfortunately, the reality is that even experienced clinicians reading the evidence in medical journals need to consider carefully the meaning of the research before they use it to change how they manage their patients. There are many ways for errors in collection, analysis and interpretation of medical research data to creep into even the best published studies. The subject is so complex that one well-reviewed book on how to assess medical research (1) runs to over 300 pages.
The Mayonnaise Jar and the Two Beers
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, think about this story that is often quoted on the internet. (If you know the author, please tell everyone by commenting.)
