Rick LesaarWhat Can a Salvador Dali Painting Tell Us About Health Communications?At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, there is a remarkable painting, titled The Sacrament of the Last Supper, by Salvador…6 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
Rick LesaarHow Good are COVID Test Instructions?During the week of May 27, 2023 the U. S. recorded 653 deaths and 7,710 new hospitalizations due to COVID. [1] The disease is still here…8 min read·Jul 2, 2023----
Rick LesaarA New Prescription for Patient InformationThis is a bottle of the prescription cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (generic Crestor) as delivered by a pharmacy, highlighting the…7 min read·Mar 28, 2023----
Rick LesaarUnimaginable Tragedy — Uncommon OpportunityUntil recently, the U. S.’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was only allowed to respond to disasters by replacing damaged…12 min read·Dec 8, 2022----
Rick LesaarSticker Shock!After receiving my first COVID shot here in Washington, DC, I was given a small slip of paper containing a URL to sign up for my second…5 min read·Mar 4, 2021----
Rick LesaarFour Suggestions to Rehabilitate the CDC’s ReputationDuring the pandemic and under this administration, the CDC’s reputation has been stained and its scientific and medical authority has been…9 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Rick LesaarRebuilding Far Beyond Just Public HealthAs the number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic exceeds 186,000 in the US and tops 868,000 worldwide [ 1 ], here is a profoundly…9 min read·Sep 4, 2020----
Rick LesaarEvery Health Professional Now Has a Second JobCommunication is an essential part of almost every health professional’s work. Researchers share results with peers, clinicians guide…6 min read·Jun 10, 2020----
