With author Rebecca Skloot and the family of Henrietta Lacks in town for an event at the Imperial Theater (February 8 at 7:00 p.m.), it seems like an appropriate time to revisit the Medical Examiner’s review of her book in our August 6, 2010 issue (below). Have you ever heard of Henrietta Lacks? Perhaps, but probably not. Her somewhat obscure …
Fresh news!
Yes, here it is, the latest issue. Remember the name Ryan Heckendorn? He sent us a story of amazing weight loss exactly one year ago. In connection with our cover story (why is it so hard to lse weight – and then keep it off???), we check in with Ryan for an update. Is he another one of those “lost …
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What, you ask? All kinds of good stuff that encourages good health. And none of the weird stuff. Click away!
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Our 10th Anniversary Issue!!!
Issue #1, dated July 1, 2006, was 240 issues ago. 24 issues per year x 10 equals 240. That makes this issue #241, the first issue of our second decade. Even though we use a fair amount of ink talking about our first ten years, we still had enough left over to cover important topics like avoiding prescription errors, beating …
HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESS!
As usual, more interesting and salubrious reading than it would seem possible to fit in a publication this size, thanks to our handy new state-of-the-art AS-6000 (Article Squeezer 6000). Read on and you’ll see exactly what we’re talking about.
We haven’t published an issue this good…
…in at least two weeks. Inside: A Bad Billy Laveau instant classic. And the PERFECT book for bathroom reading. See From the Bookshelf on page 11. Our two cover stories are also worthy of your perusal. When your 16-year-old son drowns, your life can descend into endless grief. Or you can try to make something positive out of the tragic …
What’s black, white, and read all over?
Answer: The Medical Examiner, although to be fair, it also has blue, green, yellow, red… pretty much the whole spectrum. If you don’t believe that, click over to page 16 for proof. On that same page: where Pink Floyd and healthcare intersect. Also: the debut of a new series sponsored by Queensborough National Bank profiling exceptional figures in Augusta’s long …
CELEBRATE NURSES!!!
That’s a big part of what we’re doing in this issue. That and excoriating those who don’t. Two doctors dish about the massive value of nurses, both to healthcare delivery in general and to enhancing the skills of individual doctors. Speaking of doctors, why do we constantly hear, “Consult your doctor”? An article in this issue recommends walking, for instance, …
We do a 180°
Oh, there are a few jokes in their usual spot (page 13), but not the wall-to-wall jocularity of the April 1 issue. In fact, story #1 addresses the tragic and growing problem of pain pill addiction. And urologist Darren Mack pulls back the curtain on Ten Things to Know About Testicular Cancer. Yeah, it’s a 180 all right. But we’re …