New stuff I’m learning about living, dying, what matters most - Tue, Nov 20 2018

Under the best of circumstances, it's hard to live up to holiday expectations of unswerving, picture-perfect traditions and family bliss. Sisters feud about hosting. Uncle Pete has too much wine. Nephew Max wants to talk about the election. There…

Jeff Cohn Another great and realistic article about challenges of aging and dementia by Stacey Burling

Today, the average length of stay in one of the state's regional mental health institutes is four to six days, according to Bo Turner, deputy commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. 'Everyone wants to do…

Jeff Cohn If a health system is supposed to act on your behalf how do you feel the Tennessee mental health care system holds up?

The scene is shadowy, and the background music foreboding. On the TV screen, a stream of beleaguered people stand in an unending line. “If you're waiting patiently for a liver transplant, it could cost you your life,” warns the…

Jeff Cohn This does irk me- big systems advertising about care that makes them big bucks even though few are candidates

Voters ranked health care as the top issue facing the country after the midterms, according to CBS News exit polling. KHN senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how Republicans…

Jeff Cohn Some insights into what may happen in the new Congress re: health care

Martinez, 22, was used to nosebleeds. She'd had them nearly every day since she was 10, an annoying occurrence doctors had repeatedly dismissed as insignificant — a probable result of the bone-dry desert air. When Martinez pinched her nose…

Jeff Cohn Some good info about a relatively common inherited disorder that can be serious and is usually easy to diagnose...if it’s thought about

The world is in a transitional toilet state. Bathroom innovators are working on ways to make toilets cleaner, safer and better for the environment. In the meantime, there are many types of toilets in the world — and all those options can be…

Jeff Cohn Makes you appreciate one of the things we take for granted that, for much of the world doesn’t even exist

It's fair to say Terry Gross knows some things about talking to people. The host and co-executive producer of NPR's “Fresh Air” has interviewed thousands of personalities over the course of her four-decade career. It all started in…

Jeff Cohn Though I'm not sure that the best way to have a conversation with people is to be like a successful interviewer...curiosity and listening- absolutely. Preparation and taking control- not so much

Eric Winston took a beating for five teams over the course of his 12-year N.F.L. career, and this little anecdote, honestly, could be about any of them. So set aside for a moment which team it was (it was the Arizona Cardinals, in 2013) and just…

Jeff Cohn Who’s more sympathetic to you- NFL players or NFL owners? The next league contract negotiations could be interesting

During a trip to the Czech Republic this summer, Bret Love desperately wanted to escape the crowds at Prague Castle but couldn't. He was stuck in a Vltava River of humanity. “There were thousands and thousands and thousands of people…

Jeff Cohn A lovely (and visually lovely) article about alternative travel destinations away from the most visited sites

Ware, author of “ The Woman in Cabin 10,” delivers a perfectly executed suspense tale in the mode of Daphne du Maurier's “ Rebecca.” Among other Gothic delights, there's a crumbling old mansion, a disputed inheritance…

Jeff Cohn I'll be reading most (if not all) of these in the next few months