Speaking of Wellness
The Annual Wellness Exam: An Ounce of Prevention
On National Public Radio, there used to be two brothers, “Click” and “Clack,” who would talk about cars. Their show, Car Talk, was funny, and you could learn a...
Are We All Impostors?
Do you ever feel as if you’re a fraud, you’re not as smart or accomplished as others perceive you to be, or you “lucked into” your successes rather than...
Elder Abuse: An Often Hidden Problem
Have you ever been to the doctor and been asked questions about your safety, your food supply, or even your financial situation? While such questions may seem exceptionally nosy,...
Salt Is a Habit to Shake
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report sharply critical of the progress the world has made in achieving its global target of reducing sodium intake...
At-Home Lab Tests: Buyer Beware
Americans like convenience. There are fast food restaurants everywhere, multiple ways to get restaurant meals delivered straight to your door, and phones that do almost everything for us. It’s...
How Photography Can Make You Happier (Like It’s Made Me)
In 1998, a new domain of psychology called positive psychology was founded by Martin Seligman, Ph.D., at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Seligman, then the president of the American...
The ABCs of the RSV Vaccine
Tripledemic! This past winter you may have noticed this freshly coined term circulating on the news and in online forums. What this scary-sounding term was referencing was the potential...
It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superbugs!
Imagine a fungus, immune to all known medical interventions, rapidly spreading and infecting hundreds of people. The invasive germ can affect the blood, heart, brain, eyes, and bones. Public...
Long Covid: What We Can Do About It
While it’s tempting to think of Covid-19 as being in our collective rearview mirror, especially after the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was declared over on May 11, it’s certainly...
Cognitive Testing for Older Physicians: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
The older I get, the older “old age” gets. Still, as I was reaching my later 60s, my ability to juggle the same number of cognitive balls declined. I...
