Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

Farewell to Ann, a Life Well Lived

July 31, 2016

“That’s what we are all looking for.  A certain peace with the idea of dying.  If we know, in the end, that we can ultimately have that peace with dying,…

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House of Sand and Fog: a Matter of Perspective

July 10, 2016

Several years ago, I read an excellent novel called “ House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III, which later was made into a movie.  Now and then, there…

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June Health News: About Cancers…

June 22, 2016

Colorectal Cancer incidence increases in Under 50s Age Group  A review of more than one million cases of colorectal cancer by researchers at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York…

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A Lesson to the Graduates: Go with the Flow!

June 11, 2016

Everything in life has a beginning and an end, including high school.  After thirteen years at Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school in Washington, DC, our son joined his 126…

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Letter to Johanny: All the Places You Will Go!

May 29, 2016

Dear Johanny, You did it!  You graduated from Georgetown University with high honors, after four years of hard work.  You were in the same stadium with the Crown Prince of…

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A Day at Chitra’s Farm: Seeds of Love Garden Event

May 22, 2016

Last Saturday, our group of friends organized an event at Dr. Chitra Rajagopal’s farm in Gaithersburg on behalf of the William Penn House Quaker Foundation (WPH).  The event raised fund for…

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May Health News: Zofran in Pregnancy, Home Birth after Previous C-Section, Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics

May 22, 2016

Zofran (Ondansetron): No Link to Fetal Malformation  A recent study by Dr. Marlena Fejzo of UCLA, published in the Journal of Reproductive Toxicology, did not find a link between Zofran…

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Happy Mother’s Day to You!

May 7, 2016

Happy Mother’s Day to the young and beautiful Syrian mother who was having coffee with a reporter one morning in Turkey before her planned trip to Greece to hopefully join…

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A Day in the Life of an Obstetrician: On Gratitude

April 24, 2016

Monday morning, I turned my cell phone on at 7:45 AM as usual, after having a cup of coffee in my breakfast room and skimming through the newspaper.  One of…

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Aspirin and Cancer Prevention, Estrogen Use in Breast Cancer Patients, CVT Risks in Obese Users of Birth Control Pills, Asthma and Obesity…

March 31, 2016

Aspirin Use and Cancer Prevention Two large studies, reported by Dr. Yin Chao from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, showed how regular use of Aspirin was…

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