On the importance of evolutionary principles in preventative medicine…
If I were to ask my fellow med student how natural selection might impact the everyday business of medicine on the floors, I’d probably get a few puzzled looks. The last time most of my classmates saw...
View ArticleThe missing element
I’m currently on my surgery rotation, which has left me with little time not spent in the hospital, driving to the hospital, or sleeping (in the wee hours of the morning I will be found making coffee...
View ArticleThought of the day…
(I wrote this a few weeks back as I was just starting the first portion of my internal medicine clerkship. I was obviously rather energized at the time, though my thoughts now remain generally the...
View ArticleThese feet were made for walking…
Many people get their start in the ancestral health/evolutionary wellness world through food. Be it “paleo” or “primal” (or perhaps the ever practical advice of Dr. Emily Deans: “Don’t eat like a...
View ArticleLady parts, man parts- we need a serious talk and some better diagnostics.
I abhor the pinkification of our culture. I have nothing against the color pink (for a brief time in my childhood, after wearing a princess-like peach bridesmaid dress at my aunt’s wedding, peach was...
View ArticleMammography- What we know vs. what we think we know
In my last post I introduced some of the controversies surrounding breast (and prostate) cancer screening methods. I’ve been digging into the research on screening mammography for an assignment for...
View ArticleTime to heal…
“Doctor! Heal thyself!” Those were the words of the orthopedist as he entered my room in the Emergency Department. Two weeks ago, while taking a break from working on residency applications, I...
View ArticleTime to heal: Round 2
Back in 2013 I wrote a post about an accident I had with a horse which resulted in two broken metatarsals (the long bones in your foot). That post was about how healing takes time, and indeed, my foot...
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