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The Opioid Crisis Is Now a Fentanyl Crisis Sep. 24, 2018
America's opioid crisis has shifted. As Congress and the White House have dawdled, the overdose deat... Read More
The Push and Pull of What's Sep. 21, 2018
Turmeric, as most folks may know, is a yellow root of ancient origin. Derived from a plant similar t... Read More
New Recommendations for Fighting Obesity Sep. 21, 2018
OK, we have to get serious about obesity. More than 35 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the... Read More
Night Gout Sep. 19, 2018
Gout is a common, but complex, form of arthritis. It occurs when urate crystals (derived from uric a... Read More
I Heart Female Docs Sep. 12, 2018
Heart disease is an equal opportunity killer. It's the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women. ... Read More
Memory and Medication Aug. 10, 2018
Dear Annie: As a patient, I know how easy it is to forget to take your medication one day. As a phar... Read More
America's Doctor May. 31, 2018
At a duel, each man is allowed to choose a doctor to accompany him. At the most famous duel in Ameri... Read More
Disruption Will Improve Failed Health Care System Feb. 07, 2018
Entrepreneurs see problems as opportunities. They create solutions and sell them. Health care is the... Read More
Time To Get Serious About Drug Side Effects Jul. 07, 2017
I wrote last week about the harrowing, near death experience my wife Gena endured, triggered by a co... Read More
Is it good? Is it bad? Who knows? Nov. 15, 2016
There's an old vaudeville comedy routine that goes by the name "That's good. No, that's bad." This r... Read More
D.A. Henderson and the Triumph of Science Aug. 26, 2016
At a time when Hillary Clinton gets applause by declaring, "I believe in science," it's worth taking... Read More
I's Counterintuitive: Less Medicine Means Better Care Dec. 01, 2015
"The cancer's back," a dear friend casually mentioned on the phone the other day. I gulped. Emily wa... Read More
Tatiana's Story Jan. 02, 2015
Maybe it's because we're drawn to human interest stories during the holidays, but many tend to stand... Read More
Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells as Seeds of Life Nov. 21, 2014
In October, I reported on how immunotherapy and regenerative medicine are emerging as perhaps our be... Read More
Ebola Outbreak an Urgent Call for Finding a New Direction in Disease Treatment by Following an Old Path Aug. 22, 2014
News out of England this past week reads like a script for a remake of James Cameron's "The Abyss," ... Read More
Agnes
Jul. 05, 2014
Live Long and Squirm Jul. 02, 2014
Over countless lifetimes, humans have sought the secret of immortality — or at least how to li... Read More
Flo & Friends
Jun. 26, 2014
The Rest of Your Life Depends on Wise Decisions About Retirement Jun. 26, 2014
Everyone asks me, at age 71, "Are you ready to retire?" And for the first time I am giving the idea ... Read More
Heat Waves Are a Serious Health Threat Jun. 19, 2014
I often am required to attend horse shows with my wife and daughter. In midsummer, the temperatures ... Read More
