The Treacherous Psychology of Politics
To read about the daily struggles of politicians is to remind us that God is testing all of us every day just as he tested Abraham with his son Isaac’s life and tested Job with the loss of his property...
View ArticleThe Prostate in Your Life – Calling All Women
September is national prostate cancer awareness month. But since prostate cancer usually comes on silently without symptoms, and since men are often reluctant patients who don’t go to their doctor...
View ArticleCholesterol and Your Heart
A new study from Harvard, presented last week at the American Heart Association meetings in Chicago, looked at 18,000 people admitted to the hospital with heart disease and followed them for over 6...
View ArticleHealthy Men, Healthy Organs
November has just ended, but Movember continues on in spirit. Every November the Movember Foundation asks men everywhere to grow moustaches in order to help increase awareness for men’s health. This is...
View ArticleThe Death of a Medical Pioneer
If you google “renaissance physician” the search reveals HMOs, billing services, and physician organizations which are all seizing on a catchy term for flashy marketing. But a real renaissance person...
View ArticleThe Heart On Valentine’s Day
Imagine the stress on the heart for people who don’t have a loved one to share Valentine’s Day with. Imagine how much that stress increases for those who suddenly lose a loved one and have to face this...
View ArticleOde To Alan Port MD, Consummate Physician And Friend
Every year on June 17th I would email my childhood friend, Alan B Port, and wish him a Happy Birthday. This message always had a twist to it, because it meant that I had remembered his birthday whereas...
View ArticleNew Smart Phone Food Apps Are Not One Size Fits All–Will Insurance Cover Them?
Will health insurance cover the kind of smart apps crucial for some but not all? (AP Photo/Richard Drew) One night this spring my 10 year old son began to vomit for no apparent reason. He turned pale,...
View ArticleVolkswagen And America’s Breathers
Since 2009, Volkswagen has deliberately evaded federal emissions requirements in nearly a half million diesel cars in the U.S. and 11 million around the world but installing a “defeat device.” Diesel...
View ArticleDoctors In The Soon-To-Be Obamacare Past And The Trumpcare Future
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., right, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, prior to the start of Price’s...
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