Sick

Seen taped to the cover of a large emergency medicine text:

Sick --> admit to medicine or surgery

Not sick --> Vicodin, generic discharge paperwork

Not sure --> admit to neurology

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It seems obvious that workers with paid sick leave are more likely to stay home and seek out medical care when they or a family member is ill. But it’s always good to confirm a hunch with some solid data.
As paid sick leave policies gain momentum across the country, a new study finds that such policies do indeed improve worker morale and have little overall effect on employer profitability.
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A key argument in the movement to expand sick leave to all workers is that such policies help curb the spread of contagious diseases.

Good one. Several years ago, I heard a neurologist giving a presentation comment that "The old saying about neurology is that we don't treat diseases, we merely admire them." Love that self-deprecating medical humor.

Wow, I hope that wasn't just a synopsis of the text. *installs plastic bubble*

I think people differ greatly on this issue. For example, if it were completely unidentifiable as my own, I would have no problem with a picture of my naked ass being posted on the Internet. Others would be absolutely horrified by the prospect.

Signout reader named Benjamin Langer, who himself has a very nice critical piece on intelligent design in the current edition of SCQ.

Tesekkurler...Actually, the only person in danger of being silenced was you, yourself, for making a dumb threat on the internet. You told me personally several times to "shut up and listen," but like I said, I don't take orders from random anonymous people on the internet.