August is a strange month. It’s the only month without a major holiday. Although it still feels like the height of summer, by the end of the month kids are back in school. I remember the struggle to get my sons into bed early when it’s still daylight at 9 PM.
August Timely Topics
Vaccination has become an even more controversial and contentious topic so we’re going to visit the medical reason vaccinations make sense.
Measles-not gone, not forgotten
The start of school in August reminds me of my college days- especially since I met my husband in college, the University of Oklahoma. I was studying pre-med; he was in graduate school, using his veterans’ educational benefit after discharge from the Army. Here are a couple of posts about his military service and our courtship.
Bullets to Blessings
Two Words and Two Left Feet
Of course, the main goal of school is education- lectures, textbooks, assignments, studying, projects, experiments, and tests. Reading is vital to all of these-books are the basic building blocks. That’s why Dolly Parton gives books away- read why here.
Overcoming the Dream Killers
Can medical knowledge make you a better patient?
And speaking of tests, here’s one for you. Find out how much you know about medicine by taking this quiz that I wrote especially for blog readers.
exploring the HEART of learning
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watercress words by Dr Aletha 