Good Bones Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways…
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I used to wonder why some humans do not seem to mind inflicting pain on others. Why can’t we all try to get along with each other? Why can’t we,…
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Pain Relievers and Hearing Loss A study from Harvard, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, showed an increased risk of hearing loss in patients who used pain relievers on…
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Two years ago, I wrote a book review on The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, a Harvard psychologist who cites the seven principles of positive psychology which, he believes, help people succeed…
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“When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so…
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There are only three more days before the 2016 presidential election ends. As many of us would agree, no matter which political side we are on, we will be relieved…
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Bariatric Surgery and Safer Interval for Pregnancy A study, published in JAMA, concurs with the recommendation from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for women with bariatric surgery to…
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Several days ago, I went with many women physician friends to Montgomery County Medical Society meeting. Part of the meeting included a panel discussion of physician wellness. Physician burnout is not a…
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I never left home for college. My family came to the U. S. only three years before I went to college. With three older siblings in college at the time,…
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Obesity Increases Risks of 13 Types of Cancer. A review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, published in the New England Journal…
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