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…
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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…
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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…
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Last 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…
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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…
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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…
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At 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 …
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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…
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What 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,…
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So 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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