Doc, how long have I got?

This will interest some of you at least — the more numerate and analytical. It’s an online diagnostic tool to determine longevity. Here’s the rationale as described by the New York Times: To help prevent overtesting and overtreatment of older patients — or undertreatment for those who remain robust at advanced ages — medical guidelines […]

Quote of the day

“The older I get, the worse I’m going to look on my deathbed.”

Utterly impersonal and awfully long

I follow The Hearth of Mopsus blog. I like it very much — the writer’s fastidious prose, his rigorous,  intellectual objectivity on the one hand, his very earnest doubts and self-questioning on the other. He’s written a very good book about holy wells, by the way. Not your bag? Fine by me. Each to his/her […]

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