Our NC Mountain Communities
One year ago, Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina and surrounding states. Recovery, restoration and revitalization will take years. As community leaders, we Family Physicians can all contribute, in many ways, to the healing of our fellow mountain towns and neighborhoods. The American Red Cross is still taking donations directed to our mountains. And if […]
PCP. What’s in a Name?
In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Capulet says that she doesn’t care that Romeo’s last name is Montague. She doesn’t care that her lover comes from a rival family. She offers this famous phrase: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” A heartfelt […]