I felt like a Podling today, or perhaps Kira the Gelfling. I stared into the eyes of the nurse (instead of into the reflection from the Dark Crystal) and felt my vital essence draining out of my body.
Thankfully it wasn’t being drained so some evil Skeksis could drink it, but it was being drained for more [...]

It’s amazing what some people will put themselves into.
Medics at Southampton General Hospital struggled to get the man’s penis out of the stainless steel pipe, because the restricted blood flow had caused it to become erect.
Instead, they resorted called in Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The fire crew turned up with a special equipment unit from [...]

My dad recently had a hospital stay to get a pacemaker installed. He’s fine (hi Dad!), so this post isn’t about him, it’s about hospital food.
I don’t make a habit of being in the hospital, but I have been to one a number of times in my life. This is, however, the first time I’ve [...]

Apparently it’s a health care crisis in the works (just when we were starting to make progress to be like the rest of the natural world). Look out world, the baby boomers are smoking pot even though they aren’t in college any more!
“This continued use poses medical risks to these individuals and is likely to [...]