Poetry as medicine
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Physical pain. Emotional pain. Spiritual pain. Take a poetry pill, rub on a soothing balm in the form of a poem, or write rhyming or non-rhyming …
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Fortnite, another violent video game
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin It’s so curious to me how society is blazing with controversy on gun control, but not on video games that depict characters killing each other with guns. …
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Suicide contagion and teens
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 34, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. A 2017 study (JAMA …
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How to talk so your doctor will listen
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin My grandmother’s and mother’s generation believed medical doctors were the gods of medicine. Physicians were always right—and not to be challenged on diagnoses or treatment. Medical school …
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Let’s talk about a taboo topic that everybody does
TweetPinShareWarning: This uncensored article is about what is eliminated in the toilet after digestion. Column By Melissa Martin Why is talking about poo taboo? Yes, I’m writing about bowel movements. …
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