Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

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The Quest for Immortality: Our Bias Against Death

October 29, 2017

Yesterday we were in Pennsylvania for our son’s College Parents Weekend.  My husband and son decided to see his college football game against Dickinson College.  I have never been interested…

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The Insanity of Wars: A Reflection on Ken Burns’ Documentary “The Vietnam War”

October 1, 2017

Last week, I was invited to speak on KindWorks’ Inspiration Day.  KindWorks, formerly known as MoverMoms, is a local foundation started ten years ago by a group of mothers.  They…

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Stephen King’s Movie “It” and The Bill to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

September 24, 2017

My husband and I had not gone to see a movie for a long time until last weekend.  I was going to propose a romantic movie such as “Tulip Fever,”…

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The Global Meaning of Hurricanes

September 8, 2017

This afternoon I delivered a beautiful baby girl. Her grandmother and mother did not cry as much as her father.  He literally was sobbing and could not stop.  She was…

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Our “Cute” Life: The Things We Leave Behind

August 26, 2017

My older sister has recently moved to New Zealand.  The weeks before she left were so hectic for her and her husband, as they realized they could not bring everything…

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Into the Wild…But Know Your Limits!

August 11, 2017

A few months ago, Dr. Seidelman and her husband went to Peru and wrote a blog about her amazing experience.  Since Peru had been on my bucket list for a very long…

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Health News: Coffee Consumption and Longevity; High Dose Vitamin D Decreases Sunburn Effects; Antidepressants’ Effects in Pregnancy;Antibiotics and Birth Defects…

July 21, 2017

*Coffee Consumption Could Improve Lifespan* Two large studies, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found a link between lower mortality risk and coffee consumption.   The study from…

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A Walk in the Wild: My Adventure with Wilderness Medicine

July 15, 2017

I dropped out of my girl scout troop in Vietnam at around nine years old.  I had barely started the girl scout journey a few weeks before.  It was a…

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The War Zone We Created: Jump Before the Water Reaches Your Ankles!

June 17, 2017

Before reading further, please be advised that this blog represents my view, as I am not speaking for all the lady docs writers.  The beauty of our friendship is the…

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Health News: Hepatitis C Rates in Pregnancy; Wine and Breast Cancer; Foods and Depression; Breast Cancer Rates in Asian American Women…

May 26, 2017

*Hepatitis C (HCV) On the Rise in Pregnant Women* US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed a doubling between 2009 to 2014 of hepatitis…

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