Opinion & Editorial Archive

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    Waiting for tech, man, the iPad 2 edition

    It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything here. To anyone who may enjoy reading the things that I publish here, sorry. I just haven’t done any “extra” writing. I think this might be bogging me down. Mark my words: “Henceforth, danfugate.com will see...

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    Hospice Cares, Even if Your Health Care Provider Seems Not To

    Gracie, a nurse of 16 years, the most recent 14 of which she has spent as a hospice nurse, told me the story about a patient that she’d had several years ago. Sam had been diagnosed with HIV and it had progressed into full blown...

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    QR Codes, Communication and the Proletariat

    Communication among the world’s humans has evolved in a similar way as the evolution of all other creation. There have been numerous stops along the path and communication styles, like passengers on a long commute, have gotten on and off of the train. Every major...

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    Examination Room 15

    We arrived at the doctor’s office nearly a half an hour early so that, maybe, this time we could get in and out in a reasonable amount of time.  One would think that a pediatrician’s office would be mindful of time and children’s tendency to...

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    The QRevolution is Coming

    By now you’ve probably heard at least one person mention QR codes. Okay, maybe not but if you’re reading this then that makes one so I’m still right in my assumption. I like to learn about new stuff. When I heard about these codes I...

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