by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Poetry, Writing
We are all familiar with this quote by Archimedes: “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” Well, perhaps it’s the engineer in me (I was an engineer long before I attended medical school), but I’ve...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Ethics, Uncategorized
Let’s take a look at Patagonia’s Core Values: Build the best productOur criteria for the best product rests on function, repairability, and, foremost, durability. Among the most direct ways we can limit ecological impacts is with goods that last for generations or can...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Definition of Health
Most healthcare institutions (or “health care” institutions, a term now in vogue) don’t define what they mean by “health.” I am not sure which is worse. They know but won’t say. Or they don’t know.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | CoVid, Facebook, Social Media
God! a new sight! a net, a snare of hell,Set by her hand–herself a snare more fellA wedded wife, she slays her lord,Helped by another hand!Ye powers, whose hateOf Atreus’ home no blood can satiate,Raise the wild cry above the sacrifice abhorred!Cassandra...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Social Media
I recently attended an excellent healthcare conference. It was an expansive conference intellectually, one in which I learned quite a lot. It was also a very good conference socially (despite being on Zoom) where I was able to establish (and re-establish) some...
