THE WORLD — THE FINAL FRONTIER
The world is a dangerous place. Every day men and women put their lives on the line for our country, for freedom in America and around the globe, for their families and loved ones, for the spread of the...
THIS IS WHY WE GO
A friend asked me why my faith is so strong. I was speechless. I realized immediately that I appeared to be something I wasn’t. I am not fearless nor am I a spiritual powerhouse. I’m a sinful man, filled...
WHERE TERRORISM REIGNS
This week I’ll be heading to a place I’m not supposed to go. For that reason, I would appreciate your prayers. Decisions are being made that will affect lives for years to come. Here at home that is true,...
WHEN I CAN’T BE THEIR HOPE
Recently I had the opportunity to visit a Third World country, where the people are afraid to go to sleep tonight for fear of what they may wake up to. If they do wake up to a great, smoggy...
MEASLES EPIDEMIC AND AUTISM — THE FACTS
In this day and age I understand that there are various opinions on immunization of children. Since we’re dealing with those whom we love the most, our flesh and blood who trust us to take care of them, it...
WHEN HOME LOOKS LIKE THIS
Today I’m in a region of the world I can’t mention. I’m accompanying a dedicated team of professionals to provide desperately needed medical care in a destitute land—but why?
IT ISN’T JUST DISEASE THAT’S HEADED OUR WAY
As the violence grips a culture, life goes on. We take for granted walking to the store in the evening or maybe going to a movie. Much of the world is not that way.
THE NEW BACTERIAL AND VIRAL THREATS
I frequently see patients in my office with vague symptoms of fever, rash, fatigue, headache, and a general sense of ill being. Often this is a simple viral illness that will pass in a day or two, but sometimes...
EBOLA UPDATE — IS DALLAS A GAME CHANGER?
What many Americans have feared is now reality. An Ebola infected individual has travelled on a commercial airliner and a busy U.S. metropolis exposing hundreds of individuals to this deadly disease—right? Although true in part, there’s more to the...
THE SENATE ASKS U.S. DOCS TO FIGHT EBOLA IN AFRICA
Senator Tom Coburn, a physician turned law-maker, predicted that hundreds of thousands will die from this outbreak of Ebola since the area of Africa most affected does not have the ability to deal with it. Attempts to contain the...