DR. WILLIAM HANCUR

Golf.  Some of you get it and some of you don’t.  If you don’t, this blog may be irrelevant unless you know or love a golfer.  If you do...

We learn by taking action and then experiencing consequences.  We usually don’t learn from somebody telling us what the consequences will...

This past week, my wife and I viewed a docudrama on Netflix entitled "Painkiller". It starred Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler,...

For those who have been reading my posts for many years, you may remember the one I wrote after my mother passed, entitled: "The Problem...

When Joseph Califano uttered his famous declaration, the hope among many of us in healthcare was that it would help to refocus our...

Decades before he and Harvey Weinstein triggered the long overdue MeToo movement and crashed from grace before our eyes, Bill Cosby was a...

We in South Carolina, but also nationally, have been flooded with the story of Alex Murdaugh, recently convicted of murdering his wife...

or The Injuries are not Life Threatening or He's Expected to Make a Complete Recovery We often speak in the media about "gun violence"...

This blog is about "Stress". We hear often that most unsolvable maladies are due to it. But what in God's name is it? It is not a...

Some, but certainly not all of you, are familiar with the Buffalo Springfield song from long ago commenting sarcastically about the...

I have been a clinical psychologist for 46 years. In that time, I have come to appreciate the power of the process called psychotherapy....

Let’s talk about healthcare. It’s one of those topics that seems to bring out the worst in us. So let's ask and answer some common...

In discussing the last post with my daughter, she asked why alcohol doesn't fall under the authority of the FDA. The answer is actually...

In my now almost fifty years of clinical practice, I have learned that we trip ourselves up much more often than we are tripped by...

This blog may be controversial. Although I genuinely attempt to stay in the middle lane when there is one, I have managed to offend...

So the Boss beat the rap, pleading guilty to drinking in the park. Riding his motorcycle while clearly under the influence of some...

My wife and I just finished watching a documentary about the recent college admission scandal. As you probably know, the company billed...

Recently, most of us learned that Bruce Springsteen was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) while riding his motorcycle in a...

Once again, we are reminded that alcohol is the number one drug of abuse in the United States and worldwide. We are also reminded of how...

I'm afraid I was too subtle. Someone close to me said of the blog: "It's a good read". Not exactly the reaction I was going after. For...