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As we seek to combat the epidemic of obesity, doctors can show the way by engaging in regular physical fitness.
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May 29, 2019
Pain Killers
The history of medicine is marked by epidemics known for killing vast numbers of people. Today we are living through one of these...
Mar 27, 2019
The Checklist Manifesto
The human mind is an amazing tool that can be trained to do some remarkable things. We are able to perform complex tasks or translate...
Mar 6, 2019
The Male Brain
Yes, contrary to popular opinion, we have one. But what isn’t a surprise is that the male brain thinks and processes things very...
Nov 18, 2018
The Heroin Diaries
In the past several years, our nation has been made aware of growing crisis known as the opiate epidemic. Due to increasing potency of...
Jul 3, 2018
Why We Sleep
Why do we sleep? Do we really need 8 hours or can we get by with 6 or less? In this book, sleep researcher Matthew Walker discusses his...
Jun 5, 2017
The White Coat Investor
I have spent in total 25 years of my life in school and in training for the job that I now do. From kindergarten through high school,...
May 25, 2017
Complications
Medicine is a unique profession. It is equal parts art, science and technology. Some patients practically read the textbooks and others...
May 13, 2017
The Case Against Obamacare
A lot of attention is being paid to Obamacare. Some claim that it saved their lives. Other say that it is itself in a death spiral....
Aug 6, 2016
Chase Away Cancer: A Powerful True Story of Finding Light in a Dark Diagnosis
In the stillness of a quiet February night, Ellie and Bob’s lives are dramatically changed by the terrifying sights and sounds of their 2...
Jun 24, 2016
America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Health
Obamacare has been one of the most controversial pieces of legislation passed in the past decade. Statements like, “You have to pass the...
Jun 23, 2016
Against Medical Advice
In this book Hal Friedman chronicles his son’s harrowing experience with Tourette’s syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In his...
Jun 23, 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Finding an abdominal mass, Henrietta Lacks, the daughter of an African-american tobacco farmer, seeks health care at Johns Hopkins. She...
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