Category Archives: health

Who Do You Care For?

Posted on 21 March 2016 by Athene Donald

The challenges associated with parental responsibilities are obvious and much-discussed. For many scientists they can seem overwhelming, limiting and sometimes ultimately career-destroying. The recent booklet published by the Royal Society (Parent Carer Scientist) that I wrote about before, attempts to … Continue reading →

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Which oath? Hippocratic, hippocritic or hypochondriac?

Posted on 10 March 2012 by Steve Caplan

This blog has been years in the making–possibly long before I had ever heard the term ‘blog.’ Spurred on by the recent series of blogs by Henry which have at least indirectly addressed the medical profession and the sensitive and … Continue reading →

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A happy and healthy new year…

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Steve Caplan

Being the Jewish New year (5772 since the world was created, of course), although I am totally secular, I find myself taking a couple days off my “Denisovich” lifestyle to visit with family. It seems that one of the main … Continue reading →

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Bad sports?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Steve Caplan

When we first moved to Omaha, Nebraska some years ago, and settled into our new house, it was a Friday. By Saturday noon, we had made an initial stab at organizing a few essential boxes, and wanted to relieve the … Continue reading →

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