"This blog was developed to provide medical updates that are important and have my perspective as additional insight."
Expressing Love is the 6th of the keys to good health, as I’ve written about in THE KEYS: 8 Principles for Achieving Better Health. So….I was quite intrigued by a recent article in the New York Times that gave specific instructions on how to fall in love with someone, based on a scientific study done …
I received a lot of sage advice during my Hopkins and Iowa training, most of it ‘medical pearls’ related to diagnosis and treatment, rarely was it related to deeper issues on death and dying. Of course, we experience a great deal of drama every day on the wards, but you learned through osmosis, not …
That’s what Dr. Harold Bornstein, the physician for Donald Trump said about his physical examination and findings. No matter your political persuasion, you have to love this ‘old time doc’ who is willing to make such a bold statement. Given the objective and scientific nature of the training of medical physicians, hearing such an …
This is a great question…..unfortunately, I don’t have a great answer for you. With all of us considering new year’s resolutions to eat better & lose weight, we are all wondering how to approach our new diet. As this recent video from the New York Times indicates…the science of healthy diet remains confused and obscure. …
Who drinks the most coffee? I’m not sure….but among physicians, it is the orthopedic surgeons who do. So says a recent study of coffee habits among physicians. The stimulating effects of caffeine from coffee have been known in the Western World since 1582 and if you are like me, you use your share of this …
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It’s SOUP! By that , I mean…it’s FLU SEASON. Two weeks ago I indicated that the flu season was going to be delayed compared to the past two years, but the last two weeks ha proved me wrong. We have had two weeks of increasing cases of documented flu. We’ve seen very little in the …
No….not a Gin & Tonic….but a tonic for what ails you….and that tonic is volunteering. In my book THE KEYS, my 7th Key is ‘Do For Others’. This is one of the best ways I know to feel better and to get healthier. I think the positive effects of having a purpose in life goes …
Breeding infertility into the mosquitos that transmit malaria could be a simple fix for this world-wide killer of millions, and it’s coming to pass due to the genetic enigineering technique we have spoken of over and over again in the past months….CRISPR. This time, scientists have figured out a way to pass on infertility genes …
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When I would get in the way of something going on at home, when I’d stand between my parents and interrupt their line of view when talking they would say, ” You make a better door than you do a window….even though you are a pane (play on words…..old-fashioned fun…!) I thought of this funny …
CRISPR is the code-word for a new and simple technique that allows editing of the genetic code in any living organism, even humans. This technique is about to revolutionize biology and that has many scientists worried about the potential for experimentation that will have profound effects on our species. I spoke of Crispr in the …
As students at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, we were well aware that the Wilmer Eye Institute, our ophthalmology clinic, was considered the finest in the world. People would come from across the globe for to have specialty evaluation and to be given their sight back. But beyond the individual treatment, we heard that our …
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No….the tap…tap…tap….is no referring to the knock on your door. It’s a reminder to me about a great story about what makes someone an expert, and why we value them as we do. We are fortunate to have superb and skilled specialists here in The Valley. And when we need them, there are experts of …
Recommendation: Buy a bottle of 100 Coated Baby (81mg) Aspirin…and take that bottle over a years time. Aspirin is a wonder drug of sorts and has had positive effects in thinning the blood and preventing heart attack and stroke, however, due to the potential for increased bleeding these positive effects are balanced by the …
There is a wonderful new documentary on the seniors at a nursing care facility becoming ‘tech savvy’ and engaging in in the internet. With the help of accomplished teens, these seniors are being awakened to the new generation of computers and internet possibilities. This looks like a great documentary…but we’ve been working the internet for …
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When I heard that bacon was on the defensive…I became defensive. Though I love bacon, the reason I was upset is that I knew there was an agenda behind the criticism of meat as incredibly unhealthy for us. There are several agendas that motivate this attack, not the least of which is the fact that …