by design | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson A liberal friend of mine recently asked me if I’ve gone soft. Perhaps he was surprised by my Travel Trilogy published in September. I don’t go out of my way to pick a fight, but I learned long ago on the school yard that a bully cannot be...
by design | Oct 14, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson October in Knoxville is wonderful– or as they say in Italian, “bellissimo.” About the time you get sick of one season, another comes along. I went out the other day and I felt it. The cooler, dryer weather made me know “Fall is in the...
by design | Aug 5, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson For a long time I’ve had a metaphoric vision of my life as a cross country airplane trip. As a young man, I packed my bags and hustled to the airport to make my life-flight. As I fastened my seat belt as I buckled down in college and medical...
by design | Jul 29, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson At this time of my life I’ve learned to ask, “Why?” when confronted by issues or perspectives. This is certainly true of politics, but applies in medicine as well. Our word politics comes from the Greek term polis or city-state. The great...
by design | Jul 22, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Recent remarks in the media and by our leaders regarding the Zimmerman trial caused me to reflect on a paper that recently appeared in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). I first heard of the fight or flight response in health...
by design | Jul 15, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
“To go against conscience is neither right nor safe.” Martin Luther By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps it’s a bit late to talk about Independence Day, but I wanted everyone to know that Knoxville Tennessee was named the most patriotic city in the United States according to a...
