What is Life-Enhancing Anxiety and how do we get there? We mostly associate negative things with anxiety, so I was excited to chat with a psychologist and expert in his field about the possibility of good things coming from anxiety. In a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Kirk Schneider about […]
HPV and throat cancer in men? What’s the scoop on that? By the way, I shouldn’t necessarily say just “men” here because HPV can cause throat cancer in anyone. The reason I wrote “men” is because most people only associate HPV, the most common sexually transmitted disease, as a virus that can cause cancer […]
What happened when the US tried universal healthcare for kidney failure? If you’re furrowing right now, you’re not alone. I didn’t know the US tried universal healthcare for anything. David Krissman, a filmmaker and documentarian, contacted me after he heard the podcast I did with Elaine Perlman, in which she describes what it was like […]
Are there proteins in the brain that prevent Alzheimer’s? In a recent Causes or Cures episode, I chatted with Dr. Nicholas Seyfried about his research on a protein(s) in the brain that may hold the key to making people resilient to Alzheimer’s Disease, a growing concern in western nations with aging populations and those who have […]
Is there a link between COVID and Type 1 Diabetes in kids? There has been recent reports and concerning articles suggesting that COVID-19 is leading to an uptick of new cases of Type 1 Diabetes in kids but is this potential link something parents and kids have to worry about? Or is this more headline […]
Are there new treatments for multiple sclerosis on the horizon? The answer is maybe. They are currently still in “testing” mode, but things look promising. This is great news for anyone with multiple sclerosis or anyone who knows anyone with this debilitating disease that tends to hit people in their younger years. In a recent […]
NYC is Sinking?!? If you live in NYC, you’re probably like, “Oh, just another thing to worry about.” High taxes, unhoused individuals increasing by the day, the litter, the great “smoke shop” takeover, subway violence and now…sinking?!? Yes, NYC has its issues…mostly because it’s a big city with lots of people, and more people equals […]
What’s the link between meat and UTIs? I dived into this with an expert guest on a recent Causes or Cures Podcast. A lot of people who read this blog, I’m sure, eat meat and have no idea that doing so might be linked to getting a urinary tract infection, or what most of you […]
On Tactical Nuclear Weapons, a guest post by Dr. Andy Karam One of the things we keep seeing and hearing in the news is that Russia has threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine…but nobody has really explained what in the world a “tactical” nuclear weapon is. A short way to think about it […]
The War on Misinformation and the Elephants on the Battlfield: View are totally my own. In the health comms section of my blog, you’ll notice that I write a lot about the war on misinformation and have been doing so since the beginning of the pandemic. Fueled by the Election of 2016 and COVID-19, there’s […]
What are Gene-Drive mosquitoes, sometimes called GDMMs, and how are they different than genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs)? There’s a lot of concern over what genetically modified mosquitoes are and what they can and cannot do. Could they prevent thousands of people from dying of malaria or could they disrupt ecosystems or create “mutant” mosquitoes that […]
Misinformation or Truth: My Cheat Sheet. As mentioned in several previous posts, I think trying to control all of the information a person is/isn’t exposed to is an expensive and losing battle. Between real life and the digital landscape, the opportunities for exposure are endless. No matter what you do, people will one day find […]
What is hypoactive sexual desire disorder, sometimes called HSDD for short? Sometimes people just have low sexual desire from time to time. That is completely normal. But when would one categorize it as a disorder? That, and other questions surrounding HSDD, is the topic of a recent podcast I recorded for Causes or Cures. In […]