The cesarean section operation has come a long way. Prior to the late 1800s, cesarean section was a last ditch effort to save a baby when the mother had already died or to allow baptism of the baby prior to burial.  Today cesarean, or c-section, is one of the most common, and one of the safest operations women […]

Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, if you live in the United States, you have been and will be inundated with thinking about things from October (August?) to the new year.  To help me resist the madness of black Friday, small business Saturday and cyber Monday, I have determined to meditate on the things I already have for […]

How do you find a ‘good’ doctor? What are the right questions to ask to evaluate a health care provider? Are there tools to help? Click the link below for steps to help you find your partner in good health. Finding Dr. Right

While astronomically, summer starts around June 21st, culturally Memorial day marks the official start of the summer season while Labor day marks its official end.  The holiday season is in desperate need of similar cultural anchors. Or maybe it’s just me.  The holiday creep is wearing me out–Christmas related products in Costco before Halloween almost did me in this year. […]

From the Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act of 1964 to the voter ID laws passed in various states, voting has been in the news almost non-stop since the 2012 national elections. And people have lots of opinions on the importance or significance of voting. From Russel Brand who says he doesn’t vote because it is a validation […]

It is October and breast cancer awareness month, so many people are thinking about breast cancer.  But in the last few days breast cancer has been front and center in my personal life. By Sunday I felt like I had been crying for three days straight. On Thursday Night I went to see the debut performance of Life in the […]

Articles in the news this week have been seemed tailor made to reinforce the talk I gave last week.  I came across an article today on Alternet where the author beautifully highlights the difference between health insurance and health care as he talks about his experience with malignant melanoma.   (Coming soon to youtube.)  Simply, health insurance is a contract between […]

I gave a talk  last week at the Women’s Economic Forum entitled What the Healthcare Future Requires (coming soon to Youtube).  This week it seems like every news article I come across reinforces the messages in that presentation.  Today it is the reminder to be skeptical. This week most of the major newspapers featured a story discussing a research study, […]

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