Scary Stories From the Summer-Camp Infirmary
For the nurses and doctors on call, the sharp uptick in daily meds leaves little time for waterskiing.
By
Liz Krieger,
freelance writer and editor
For the nurses and doctors on call, the uptick in daily meds — from antidepressants to Ozempic to bone-broth pills — leaves little time to water-ski.
Scary Stories From the Summer-Camp Infirmary
For the nurses and doctors on call, the sharp uptick in daily meds leaves little time for waterskiing.
By
Liz Krieger,
freelance writer and editor

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