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Dad's rules for his girls getting jobs

The economy has been so lousy of late I figured I would just keep my girls at home for the next five years working on my to-do list. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 3/9/10 | 633 views

Dust off ideas on health care

Among the other mothers of invention I know (necessity, alcohol, getting caught by your mother sneaking to an R-rated movie, etc.) is desperation. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 2/23/10 | 501 views

Health care: desperate measures

With a urinary catheter sticking out of a hole cut into his windpipe, this guy was proof that desperate times call for desperate measures. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 2/9/10 | 1298 views

Dems, GOP should unite to pass health care reform

If I were king, no politician or health care lobbyist in Washington would have health insurance until every other American had it. They would be the only Americans who could be bankrupted by health … more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 1/26/10 | 1379 views

State’s failure to pay its bills hurts Blue Hill hospital

Lawmakers in Augusta soon will be kicking around the idea of drop-kicking our little hospital in Blue Hill with another $400,000 annual cut in state reimbursement for the care of Maine Medicaid, aka MaineCare, patients. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 1/12/10 | 1052 views

Recognizable errors lead to mistakes of a lifetime

Why does a guy as smart as Tiger Woods act as though he has the IQ of a putter? Why is it that so many of us do stupid things that may ruin lives? more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 12/29/09 | 880 views

Womenfolk spur change for holidays

It’s time to turn off the power tools, put down the toilet seat, and stop tossing the Victoria’s Secret catalogs in the trash, because the women who are our children are coming home for … more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 12/15/09 | 1082 views

Medical experts can help curb costs

If it really ticks you off that a panel of medical experts recently suggested many women may need fewer mammograms than has been recommended in the past, then put your head in the mammogram machine and gently tighten the screws until you smarten up, because those experts did just what we want them to. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 12/1/09 | 1223 views

Wolf of worry plagues caregiver of living dead

I see the living dead occasionally. They are the patients whose cause of illness is so potentially lethal it will kill them within hours or days if I miss it or mistreat it. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 11/17/09 | 969 views

A health care reading list

When I try to understand some of the health care reform issues being debated in Washington I feel like a moose probably would when trying to understand quantum physics. more

By Dr. Erik Steele | 11/3/09 | 1016 views