“Physician, heal theyself.” When I served on the disciplinary board for the health professions for the state of New York (i.e. medical jury duty) not uncommonly the issue that came up that had someone’s license on the line was a question of the person’s own health–mental and physical–not uncommonly addiction problems–and its impact on their..Read More »
If a society is looking to have an excellent healthcare workforce, advanced planning is required. Medical training is a several year commitment. It is a pipeline. Even before one enters medical, nursing or physician assistant school, one has to acquire knowledge and a background in science. Its not good enough to just have good medical..Read More »
M.O.R.E. (Medhen Orphan Relief Effort) is a New Jersey-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing home-based/community based, as opposed to institutional, care to orphans in a community in Ethiopia. I first heard about M.O.R.E from a colleague, Dr. Asqual Getaneh, a renowned, Ethiopia-born internist and international health expert, who is on the board. M.O.R.E. comes up..Read More »
Telemedicine in Dermatology interview on Intrepid Now
What’s not to love about people who, like fire fighters, rush to areas of conflict to help, while others are running away? Doctors Without Borders (Medicins Sans Frontieres) is a French organization founded in 1971 in response to the denial of access to medical assistance by other major charitable organizations during the Biafrian war in..Read More »
Happy December! As we have recently completed November, the month of gratitude, a quote I recently heard comes to mind: After thanking comes giving. As I was browsing a recent issue of Glamour magazine, I came across a project that has inspired a giving project from my practice. Glamour was promoting a month of making..Read More »
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Acne vulgaris is so common that many children in the street could correctly diagnose it. Skin is an accessible organ, particularly the skin on the face. Although acne is often very distressing to those with it, it is not life-threatening, so many people never seek the services of a professional to treat this problem. When..Read More »
Even people who are disciplined sun protectors miss areas when they are following the advice to use an sunscreen with and SPF of 30 or higher with UVA protection. Before you head to the beach, on that hike, sailing, or just that walk down the street on day to be spent out in the sun,..Read More »
The coming July 4th weekend brings to mind the topic of patient empowerment. When one reads about patient empowerment in the media, it often refers to technologies that make it easier for patients to directly contact the doctor or the health facility. It often refers to a texting app or a messaging portal. The idea..Read More »
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