Nuclear power and climate change. It’s a heated topic to say the least. Talks about climate change are heavy and ongoing. You often hear, especially from fans of The Green New Deal, “We literally only have 12 years to fix the problem!” Is that hyperbolic, or is that the truth? While there […]
Does atheism go against the scientific method? What do you think? I grew up Catholic in a small town where mostly everyone believed in God. I went to Catholic school and kept sheltered from alternative belief systems outside of Christianity. The first time I met an atheist was when I went to college, […]
Opioids or marijuana? Some people say increasing access to marijuana, or making it legal, will reduce their use of opioids and therefore the potential for opioid addiction. What do you think? The second episode of my podcast Causes Or Cures is posted, and hopefully with only few interruptions from my pup, Barnaby. I […]
By Dr. Eeks OCD vs PANDAS. No, I’m not talking about the bears. This is a very real and interesting topic and one that I never learned about in medical school. Any parent with a child should read this. This is an interview I did with Attorney Beth Maloney, author of Saving Sammy, on a […]
Not the most uplifting perspective on silver lining playbook, but an honest one: By: Eeks I enjoyed the movie Silver Lining Playbook. It humanized mental illness in a way that Hollywood often doesn’t do. Hollywood loves mental illness but many movies don’t bother to capture the nuances. Most moviemakers cherry-pick dramatic, provocative manifestations of mental […]
Interview by Dr. Eeks Greetings, everyone! Recently I had the pleasure of doing an interview with artist Tim Shaw and curator Niamh White, the founders of Hospital Rooms. The mission of Hospital Rooms is to “bring world class art to mental health hospitals.” I randomly stumbled across their Instagram account and was blown away by […]
What’s the real scoop on cranberries and urinary tract infections? If cranberries can cure urinary tract infections, they should be elevated to a God-like status. UTIs are painful buggers , so hopefully my little drawing to the left is relatable more so than offensive. If you get a UTI, “Urine for it” is right. The […]
In 1968, I was born the 5th of 6 children to a young couple in a small town outside of Boston, MA. My parents were very active in their church community, and raised my siblings and me to embrace the traditions and beliefs taught there. My father was a hardworking man and my mother stayed […]
I know we are divided and reduced to Left vs Right. But can we please make a pledge to come together and end factory farms? People get on my case for not taking a stronger stance on issues. I do, I just don’t blow-spit them in your face. Factory farming is one. So here it […]
Interview by Dr. Eeks I wish all celebrities well, but I don’t care about who they vote for, what products they buy, what food they eat, what clothes they wear, what wellness trend they jump on, or what causes they support. If I want advice, I listen to people who have experience or credentials related […]
Hi everyone, Dr. Eeks here. I’m excited to post a conversation I had here in New York City with Steve Dakh, one of the co-founders of the blockchain Ethereum, as well as one of the creators of KryptoKit, a wallet for cryptocurrencies. Steve is the horse’s mouth when it comes to crypto: He knows everything […]
Since I was in middle school, I’ve never liked the idea of latching on to any political ideology as truth. Why do I have to pick a side? Wouldn’t my views evolve as I aged? Won’t specific issues become less or more important to me as I get older and, hopefully, wiser? Wouldn’t I have […]
Interview by Dr. Eeks From nuclear war to mass shootings, we worry about a lot of things that could kill a lot of people. I mostly worry about emerging infectious diseases or EIDs. It could be a vector-borne disease, like ones transmitted by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is an example. It could be a zoonotic […]