Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog
Thu Tran, MD,FACOG
Feeling Alone in a Crowd
December into January is a favorite time of the year for many people. It’s the time that many go “home” for the holidays, to be with families and friends. Millions…
Read MoreHow Much is Enough?
The last time I went to a mall was in late September when I was getting ready for a trip to the kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal for a Himalayan…
Read MorePowerhouse Veggies – especially during COVID times
Summer is here, when local vegetables are more abundant, some of which we can even grow in our own vegetable gardens. Are there some that we could eat to help…
Read MoreLast week, my family took a flight to Jacksonville, Florida, to attend the medical school graduation (from the Mayo Clinic) of our young friend and former mentee Johanny. We were…
Read MoreAbout Masks …
I can’t believe we still talk about masks, two years into this Covid pandemic. It is nostalgic to think of the days when my patients and I could talk freely…
Read MoreOctober Health Pearls – Alcohol, Intermittent Fasting, and the Covid-Diabetes Connection
Alcohol Consumption and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: Drinking Frequency vs Quantity A study from Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, S. Korea, recently released in JAMA Network Open, shows drinking frequency being…
Read MoreAt the end of March, 2020, our country entered a lockdown phase to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Life stood still, with families huddled in uncertainty of when they would …
Read MoreA Grateful Ride through the Maddening 2020
Under our masks, my new patients and I do not know how we really look. My former patients and I recognize each other only through our eyes. We are moving…
Read MoreWhat have you done to relax during this COVID-19 crisis? After all, there’s only so much walking or exercising we can do daily outside of work which, for most people,…
Read MoreSo here we are, facing another big wave of Coronavirus in 36 states, with Texas and Florida leading the pack, having the highest case reports. Am I shocked? Not unless…
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