Doctor Grumpy in the House

How many times have you gotten home from a long day at work, opened a cold beer, and thought, "Boy, I'm tired. I'd love to rela...

Yes, as the Earth rolls around its G-type main-sequence star, we again come to the Christmakuh season. Which means it's time for DR. GRU...

One Thanksgiving in the early-90's I was the intern on call at a local VA hospital (a veterans hospital for my non-U.S. readers, with c...

During her appointment I was helping Mrs. Old find a better price on her pain medicine, which (of course), activated the ad-tracker software...

Dr. Grumpy: "At your last visit... let me look at the note... okay, you said you wanted to see if a massage helped your back pain, and ...

Knowns and unknowns, both unknown and known. - Thank you, C!

It's 10:55. Mrs. 11:30 walks into the waiting room, where Mr. 11:00 is reading a magazine. Mary: "Hi, can I help you?" Mr...

Also, stop calling me "Bro."

For my non-medical readers, the last word is supposed to be "hematuria."

Annie: "Dr. Grumpy's office. This is Annie." Mrs. Daughter: "Hi, Dr. Grumpy saw my mother last week, for Alzheimer'...

All right, gang. I'm going to have to take a few weeks off here. We're now entering the heart of the high school marching band compe...

From around the globe, Dr. Grumpy's crack team of reporters bring you the stories that shape your world. DATELINE: SANTA MARTA, COLUM...

Frank is a college freshman this year, living in a dorm. Yes, you read that correctly. So last Thursday I'm having a typically busy da...

After the war of 1812 , the United States and Great Britain resumed commercial trade. On both sides of the Atlantic, businessmen co...