Normalized?

Two years ago this month I found myself staring up at a tunnel of blue framed by coastal…

Medically Clear #23: Gender Bias in Medicine

With our current emphasis on disparities, we are well aware of how the nature and quality of medical care can differ based on race, ethnicity and gender.

Medically Clear # 18: On Counting Steps

Recently, my brother gave me a friendly gift of competition. With just 18 months age difference between us, sibling rivalry is nothing new. Not that long ago we competed on the basketball court, but these days, due to the ravages of middle-aged arthritis…

Medically Clear #7: On the Hidden Dangers of Natural Immunity

On sale today! All natural, preservative-free immunity!! Yes sir and yes ma’am, get your completely natural protection from deadly infectious disease! Come on in and meet our 100 percent rashy, snotty, cough-ridden viral…

Medically Clear # 25: Sleep

The two best physicians of them all — Dr. Laughter and Dr. Sleep

Medically Clear #13: Do Smart Drugs Make Us Smarter?

“A tablet a day and I was Limitless…”

Medically Clear #19: On Truth in Research

Perhaps you read in the New York Times about the slew of promising anti-aging drugs in…

Medically Clear #17: The Life Tax of Leadership

Over the past seven years do you think President Obama has grayed at an alarmingly rate? Do you remember the same thing happening to former President Clinton in the 90s? Have you noticed that George H. Bush and Jimmy Carter both look really, really, really old? It’s long been…

Medically Clear #10: Drink Coffee, Lose Weight?

Are you looking to liquidate some pounds? Discard a dollop of dumpiness? Evict the extra paunch? Well, you are probably not alone. Halloween is just around the corner, after all, and that Minion costume is not going to fit into itself!