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Thu Tran, MD,FACOG
*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…
Read MoreSONNETS ARE FULL OF LOVE, AND THIS MY TOME Christina Rossetti, 1830 – 1894 Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome Has many sonnets: so here now shall…
Read MoreLast Saturday, six of us participated in a 27 mile bike ride – the Tree House’s Tour de Cookie. Tree House is a nonprofit organization with the mission of public investment in…
Read MoreMarch for Science: Do You Want to Go Forward?
You might have guessed it, a group of Lady Docs friends and I were among the marchers in the March for Science last Saturday in Washington D.C. I did not…
Read MoreAn Evening Ride on the C&O Canal, a Ride of Mindfulness
Are you bored with your exercise? Do you find yourself not motivated enough to get to the gym? To stay fit, are there activities that you would rather do than working out…
Read More*Cancer Survivors and Pregnancy Risks* A study from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina shows potential risks of preterm labor, low birth weight infants, and…
Read MoreWhat Does JD Vance Think about the Proposed American Health Care Act and Federal Budget?
We recently held a book club to discuss JD Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy,” one of Amazon’s all time best sellers. JD Vance grew up in rural Ohio in a dysfunctional family. He eventually…
Read MoreRoe v. Wade, the Story of Two Sides
A few days ago, several friends and I went to the Arena Stage to see “Roe,” a play by Lisa Loomer. It was an incredibly powerful play about the landmark…
Read MoreHealth Pearls – Breast Cancer Survivors and Brain Health; Extreme Prematurity and Future Health Risks
Breast Cancer Survivors and “Chemo Brain” Long after Treatment A large study from University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, showed…
Read MoreBob Dylan and the Women’s March in Washington: Let Your Life Speak!
Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? And where have you been my darling young one? I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains I’ve walked and I’ve…
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