An app may be opening doors to the high-powered film execs who can reveal talent where it would have languished. — I don’t care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you’re also writing your Oscar acceptance speech. — Nora Ephron Writing a screenplay and you want to get noticed, get a meeting with someone who really matters in this…

You think you’re having a COVID-19 nose swab, but they see billions in profit potential. — There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. — Mahatma Gandhi The COVID-19 virus is overtaking the world (a third surge is evident in the US now) and causing death and economic ruin wherever it is found, but not for all. …

Medications that heal and keep us healthy also can have psychiatric effects, and therein lies a problem. — Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. — Paracelsus Humans are prone to illness and disease; there is no…

The frenzy of breeding yet more distinct and curious dog types is nothing more than making walking designer handbags to attract attention because of their cost — but who is damaged in the process — it's the dogs themselves. Dogs have loved, protected, and worked for us in herding animals…

School used to be a place kids weren’t fond of because of tests, but now they fear being murdered in their classrooms where no one can protect them. — The end of the term before school recess is usually one of both joyous relief for months free of school and schoolwork, but it is also highly stressful for others. …

Weight loss is a struggle during the best of times, but there's a sleep disorder that works feverishly against your dieting. The man battling to lose weight was reaching the point of frustration for himself and his physician, who told him, in no uncertain terms, "You've got to lose weight…

Staff shortages may be blamed for burnout and less-than-caring interactions with patients, but should this be the case, or do we need a review? A significant factor in all medical procedures relative to returning to health is the interaction and belief in staff's empathy and professionalism. But a recent encounter…

The importance of physical touch has been established by research and in medical settings, yet there is a hesitancy to use it in many healthcare facilities. Touch has become a subject of lawsuits and medical interventions. The MeToo movement pulled touch into an unexpected, negative spotlight in our culture. …