Cathren Housley

Posted on February 6, 2019January 14, 2020
Cathren Housley
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Advice from the Trenches:

Dear C & Dr. B, When my daughter turned 15 and started high school there was an immediate and total change in her and in the dynamic of her relationship with us, her parents. She went from being our daughter, who liked to run things by us, ask our opinions and spend time with us, to being […]

News

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
Cathren Housley
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AltHealth: Prescription Price Gouging

It is becoming an ever more prevalent litany: “The pharmacy won’t fill my prescription; they say the one that you gave me is wrong.” What is frustrating is that yesterday, the prescription might have been filled. Today, the insurance company no longer covers that brand. This Game of Groans is hitting those with diabetes hard, […]

Advice From the Trenches

Posted on January 23, 2019January 14, 2020
Cathren Housley
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Advice from the Trenches: Peep Show

Dear C and Dr. B; My 12-year-old son is in 8th grade. Yesterday he received a online photo of a naked girl from one of his classmates. We were alerted to it because of his sheepish ad embarrassed behavior. He did show us when asked what was up. The question is, what should I do? […]

Lifestyle

Posted on January 16, 2019January 14, 2019
Cathren Housley
Lifestyle, Opinion
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Human Guinea Pig: Are clinical trials the answer to your prayers?

I was browsing Facebook when an ad caught my eye: “Crohn’s Study – Diagnosed Volunteers Needed.” Crohn’s Disease is incurable, and it can make a patient’s life a living hell. I have it. I was intrigued, so I clicked on the link. The link took me to the trialsworld.com site, which is a patchwork quilt […]

Advice From the Trenches

Posted on January 9, 2019January 17, 2022
Cathren Housley
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Advice from the Trenches: Holiday from Hell

My sister recently came for a brief visit over Christmas. She is mentally ill, some times more in control than others. This year, she was so difficult I had a hard time being in the same room with her. She always had to have her own way or she yelled. She kept following me around […]

Lifestyle

Posted on January 2, 2019January 2, 2019
Cathren Housley
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AltHealth: Who Heals the Physician?

What does your doctor do when he or she is sick? Surprisingly, when it comes to their own health, doctors face many of the same struggles their patients do. You would think that because they are acting members of the medical establishment they would have easy access to health insurance, but they don’t. Some might […]

Advice From the Trenches

Posted on December 26, 2018January 14, 2020
Cathren Housley
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Advice from the Trenches: Holiday Conundrum

Dear C and Dr. B; It’s the holidays and at our house, it’s a bit of a bipolar affair. My dad is Jewish and my mom Catholic, which makes us a Chrismukkah or Festivus kind of family. My dad says both ways are derivative of winter solstice. But I know that Hanukkah deals with freedom […]

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Posted on December 19, 2018December 20, 2018
Cathren Housley
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Yessssss!: A day spa gift says, “I love you!” And also, “Would you just sit still for a minute?”

It’s the week before Christmas and you have no time to shop, but there are people on your list who deserve a gift that tells them they are special. I know just the thing – and you can get it online without leaving the comfort of your home. There is absolutely nothing better on a cold […]

Advice From the Trenches

Posted on December 12, 2018January 14, 2020
Cathren Housley
Advice From the Trenches, Lifestyle, Opinion
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Advice from the Trenches: Hiding from UPS

Dear C and Dr. B; On Saturday at 3pm I received a frantic call from my 14-year-old daughter, who was home alone while we were out. There was someone at the door, ringing the doorbell a lot! She said a red minivan was parked in our driveway. She was huddled in her room with the […]

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Posted on December 5, 2018December 5, 2018
Cathren Housley
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AltHealth: Merry Medical

Christmas Day may be a time for many of us to relax and enjoy festivities and food with family and friends, but for medical workers, it’s often just business as usual. Illness doesn’t take a holiday; in fact, for those in the medical profession, the holidays are often the busiest time of the year. Emergency rooms […]

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Advice from the Trenches:

AltHealth: Prescription Price Gouging

Advice from the Trenches: Peep Show

Human Guinea Pig: Are clinical trials the answer to your prayers?

Advice from the Trenches: Holiday from Hell

AltHealth: Who Heals the Physician?

Advice from the Trenches: Holiday Conundrum

Yessssss!: A day spa gift says, “I love you!” And also, “Would you just sit still for a minute?”

Advice from the Trenches: Hiding from UPS

AltHealth: Merry Medical