by Allen Curreri | Mar 4, 2019 | Health, Mindfulness
Mindfulness has only grown as an effective means of self-betterment, and there is perhaps no stronger example of this then its positive impact on adverse, damaging thoughts — namely suicidal compulsions. Increased awareness in one’s immediate surroundings,...
by Allen Curreri | Jun 15, 2018 | Health, Medical Technology
We live in a time of imagination and possibility – or at least, that’s how it seems from the waiting room. Innovations in medical tech have given doctors and patients alike opportunities that they never could have dreamed of a decade or two ago, much less...
by Allen Curreri | May 9, 2018 | Health, Medical Technology
When we picture disaster, we think of a storm. We imagine downed power lines, ice-cold heaters, and flooded rooms. In our minds, devastation and danger comes in the dramatic wake of blinding rain and hurricane winds; we never imagine that it could creep in on a...
by Allen Curreri | Apr 19, 2018 | Health, Mindfulness
A man limps into the emergency room, his face twisted in pain. He hunches through the revolving door, barely able to make it to one of the waiting room’s flimsy plastic chairs before losing his footing. A nurse rushes over to guide him to an exam room and look...
by Allen Curreri | Feb 13, 2018 | Health, Mindfulness
“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, ‘Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight....