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Thu Tran, MD,FACOG
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there and all those who still have a mother! I hope we will all take a moment to think about the mothers…
Read MoreYES, dear readers, Dr. Nadia Hashimi, one of our LadyDocsCornerCafe bloggers, is officially a published author as her first novel (When the Pearl Broke its Shell) was released May 6 by…
Read MoreBack Home From Myanmar
I came back to work on Monday morning 4/14, still jet-lagged from the trip. My staff was so happy to see me. Everyone was worried about me being sick or…
Read MoreBefore dawn, we climbed the steep steps to the Shwesan Daw temple. It was supposed to be the spot to be in Bagan to see the sunrise. At the top of the…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Leaving for Bagan 4/10/14
Mylène and I woke up early this morning to run for the last time in Naypyidaw. We weren’t even tired from the late dinner last night hosted by the Myanmar…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — The Last Outreach Clinic 04/08/14
Today we were so happy to go to an outreach clinic about an hour away from the Amara hotel. The roads took us to the countryside full of tiny grass…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Second Day in Naypyidaw Clinic 04/07/14
Monday morning in the clinic was not productive for me because I didn’t have too many patients to see. It turned out that many of them had heard of our…
Read MoreA Break from Myanmar’s Diary…More April Health Pearls…
1. Is smoking marijuana harmful to the brain function of young people? In what way might it harm their brain? A collaborative study between Northwestern University’s medical school, Massachusetts General…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — A Day On Inle Lake 04/05/14
Early in the morning, we woke up to a sumptuous breakfast on a terrace overlooking the beautiful grounds of the Pristine Lotus Hotel. I could see a glimpse of the…
Read MoreTrekking to Myanmar’s Clinics: Diary of a Medical Missionary — Clinic in the Nyaung Shwe area 04/04/14
Today we went to the clinic in Naung Shwe, Shan State. As with the other clinics, we arrived with the entourage of women from the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare…
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