A Silver Lining In The Silver Lining…

Here’s a nice data-review in the Harvard Health News about the role of optimism and health. This article is a good summary of several large studies on whether having a better outlook on life can help your health. It is a long article (four online dense pages), so here, for all you Doc Gurley readers, [...]

College Care

First-time college-goers are experiencing huge life changes this time of year. With a heads up from the New York Times health news, I found that PsychCentral has developed a nice, detailed list of articles for the college-bound about ways to make the transition work – very practical advice on topics, including the (yikes) difficult roommate. [...]

An Apple A Day…

Looking to expand your productivity and your mind? Head over to AppleQuack for this week’s Grand Rounds – and then check out some of the site’s handy reviews and tips on how to Mac-out your approach to working in healthcare. A great way to combine tips and snips (of posts). Enjoy!

From The Malebag: Man Up, Dude!

Reader Response: The recent Doc Gurley post, Asking: Or Is It Pimping? provoked interesting and very insightful comments from our readers – and also revealed a profound difference of opinion. One school-of-thought reader put it most succinctly by stating: “Sounds like whinning (sic) to me, Gurley…Man up, dude.”

Doc Gurley Perspective: I, for one, love [...]

Dave Barry Bonanza!

As both of my loyal readers can attest, I have a serious restraining-order level admiration for the comedic genius of Dave Barry. What does my husband think of this? Mr. Doc Gurley’s reaction is to give a sigh and roll his eyes so far back in his head that ophthalmologists nationwide are waiting with bated [...]

Joy Tidbits

Here’s a great article about specific, science-based ways to increase the joy in your life. Based on some relatively small studies, these tips range from the abstract to the hard-nosed. Take a look at the list below, then read my take on two of these tips – one gets a yes! and, one gets an [...]

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Doc Gurley is a Board-certified Internist physician and the only Harvard Medical School graduate to have been awarded a Shoney’s Ten-Step Pin for documented excellence in waitressing. Find out more.

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The Lost Tampon Video

Recipe For Life:
Oral Rehydration

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