Speaking of Wellness
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...
On Tap: Fun
It’s been a pretty lousy three years. But don’t take my word for it. Article titles in the popular press have ranged from “How to Reclaim Your Joy After...
Battling the Perfect Pathogen
Over the last few months, a lot of people have been suffering from debilitating abdominal pains, nausea, and vomiting that lasts several days. Sometimes they have had diarrhea, too....
Life After Tinnitus
We had just finished celebrating my wife’s birthday. She was driving our older son back to his college campus while I stayed home with our younger one. All of...
Pull Over! We Need to Talk
Our driving is getting worse. Traffic fatalities have been trending upwards over the past several years after falling for decades, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The most...
To Err Is Human; to Forgive Yourself, Divine
Have you taken the self-compassion test yet? Several of my friends scored well above 3.5, which means they are highly self-compassionate. That does not signify that I am awash...
Colonoscopy: A Study Rebuttal
You may have heard about a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine that evaluated the effectiveness of colonoscopies in reducing the risk of developing colon cancer...
End of Life: When the Choice Is Yours
Two friends of mine recently released themselves from life. Coincidentally, both had terminal pancreatic cancer. Each had made the decision while still feeling well that when pain dominated their...
Why We Wash Our Hands
We know handwashing is one of the most important actions we can take to prevent many infectious diseases, but I personally observed the critical importance of cleanliness when I...
