Health

Medically Clear # 27: Please Don’t Get Your Medical Information from Facebook

Medically Clear # 25: Sleep

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

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…

What do with a sprain of the brain?

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Medically Clear #5: Why Peanuts May Actually Make Good Baby Food

Many summers ago, my wife and I trekked from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. Fighting off hunger while hiking 20 miles a day was no easy feat. To keep ourselves nourished and upright, we consumed a lot…

Medically Clear #6: Seek Out Happiness

Have you ever mulled over the notion of “set points”?

No, I am not talking about Federer versus Djokovic at Wimbledon, I’m referring to human physiology — in particular bodily constants that have a natural inclination, like a boomerang…

Medically Clear #9: To Fib or Not to Fib

Atrial Fibrillation is an extremely common condition and can be quite debilitating to some people. Despite the presence of many different treatment strategies and modalities, there is scant evidence about the best approach to maximizing the quality of life of…

Medically Clear #15: The Psychology of Misdiagnosis

Have you ever suffered a misdiagnosis? Perhaps a mechanic was certain of a dead battery, but it was actually a bum alternator. Or maybe tech support alleged your frozen laptop was short a widget, but in reality it was light on RAM. Some of…