PUMPING IRONY: Destined for Diabetes?

Against my better judgment a few years back, I scheduled an appointment at a functional-medicine clinic…

PUMPING IRONY: An ER for the Elderly

It’s been nearly 20 years since my last visit to a hospital’s emergency room, but bits…

PUMPING IRONY: A Deafening Silence

As we watch Congress grinding through the sausage-making process of the latest COVID-relief legislation, it’s helpful…

PUMPING IRONY: Pedaling Through the Next Pandemic

I climbed on my bike the other day and, navigating carefully amid the glacial outcroppings that…

A Perilous Prescription?

I’ve always enjoyed Maureen Dowd’s sharp-witted, insightful musings in the New York Times, but the only…

PUMPING IRONY: A Discriminating Virus?

Just when you think the nursing-home industry couldn’t possibly sully its checkered reputation any more than…

PUMPING IRONY: Digital Detours on the Road to Vaccination

Patience may be a virtue, but it’s a tough sell when lives are at stake. So,…

PUMPING IRONY: Defying Directives

The Grim Reaper seems to be making itself more comfortable than usual around here, what with…

PUMPING IRONY: Fending Off Frailty

About once a month, when I drive across town to pick up my old pal Leo…

PUMPING IRONY: Not the Retiring Type

One of the few prescient insights I can recall from my wayward postcollege days was the…