Browsing the archives for the health & wellness category

Boomers 2012

I’m reposting an essay I wrote a year ago about aging in America. The baby-boomers have started turning 65. How will they (and the rest of us) find meaning in a youth-obsessed culture as we live healthier, longer lives? _________________ Happy New Year! Er, almost. A closing thought as 2010 2011 becomes history: In 2011, the [...]

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Help Wanted: DIY Medicine

Do you do-it-yourself? Prefer to avoid doctors? I want to hear from you.

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10 Comments Posted in advocacy, books, computers, health & wellness, medical innovation, patient experience, personal health information, preventive health, primary care, technology
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Normalization

Does your gas merit medical attention?

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1 Comment Posted in health & wellness, humor, patient experience, primary care
Thank You for Not Smoking Redux

Your employer can tell you to smoke outside. Can they tell you not to smoke at all?

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Thank you for Not Smoking

How well does e-smoking approximate the real thing? Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving. GlassHospital was on the road again, taking the kids to visit the hometown of Cleveland, health mecca of the eastern Midwest. Had Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt and uncle’s. My aunt is a culinary master; she loves to pull out all [...]

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5 Comments Posted in global health, health & wellness, lifestyle modification, preventive health, primary care, research
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