I Dreamed of Sierra Leone and Somehow Discovered Ethiopia

Elizabeth McNeill Byrd

Internist
Winterville, North Carolina

I Dreamed of Sierra Leone and Somehow Discovered Ethiopia

Sometimes it is simply difficult to know where to begin. But I know that everything begins and ends with God. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are...

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The Best Kept Anti-Aging Secret: Healthy Sleep

Melissa Hess Hummel

Internist
Irmo, SC

The Best Kept Anti-Aging Secret: Healthy Sleep

It seems we are all searching for the fountain of youth these days. The media is full of advice on anti-aging, from what we should eat to the optimal time to start botox and facial...

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Dr. Jason Aboudi Mouabbi, a Top Hematologist/Oncologist in the State of Michigan

Jason Aboudi Mouabbi

Internist
Grosse Pointe, MI

Dr. Jason Aboudi Mouabbi, a Top Hematologist/Oncologist in the State of Michigan

After spending my childhood and adolescence in Lebanon, I came to the US with one goal in mind: To become one of the best doctors in the nation. I started my journey at Wayne...

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Weight Reduction: Tips from the Doc

Evan L Lipkis

Internist
Glenview, IL

Weight Reduction: Tips from the Doc

Weight loss:  Why is it so hard to do and what can be done? Obesity is a disease located in the hypothalamus of the brain. Unfortunately, it’s like treating high blood pressure...

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Get Moving!

Anurag K. Anand

Internist
White Plains, NY

Get Moving!

Lets talk about this—we need to get moving and each activity counts. There is an epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure that is increasingly affecting the younger...

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Fatty Liver

Rashid H. Khan

Internist
Baytown, Texas

Fatty Liver

Five reasons to evaluate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) involves fat accumulation in the liver of non drinkers. This is a common...

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Optimizing Effectiveness in Medical Practice: It’s all in the Details

Dushyant Viswanathan

Internist
Elkridge, MD

Optimizing Effectiveness in Medical Practice: It’s all in the Details

From a physician’s perspective, the ultimate purpose of the encounter with the patient is to formulate an assessment that leads to a plan of action, the execution of which leads...

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preserve an essential part of life, and health

Yamitza Cordero-ferrer

Internist
Bridgeport, CT

Life

Thinking about life; hoping to preserve an essential part of life, and health; the constant thought of how I can help my patients to be alive, to be healthy. . .   A long time...

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Death and Dying In the ICU: The Chamber of Torture

Manuel Lois

Internist
Fort Worth, TX

Death and Dying In the ICU: The Chamber of Torture

When patients get sick and seek medical attention, they expect doctors will help them get back to “normal”. Contrary to what many television shows depict, many ICU patients are...

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Alcohol and Lung Injury: A Dangerous Combination

Manuel Lois

Internist
Fort Worth, TX

Alcohol and Lung Injury: A Dangerous Combination

Alcohol abuse alters the proper functioning of the human body in ways which contribute to the development of a number of illnesses on the long term.  Alcohol is a substance which...

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