So, not only do you know to wear sunscreen every day, you actually apply it! And, you may even be one of those people who reapply sunscreen every two hours when you spend the day out in the sun, and when you get out of the water at the beach or pool. Even people who are disciplined sun protectors miss areas when they are following the advice to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with and SPF of 30 [...]
The availability of information technology has allowed us to get to a point where patient services can be offered virtually. In a sense, using the telephone and the fax machine to communicate with patients regarding their care, was also a form of telemedicine. Now, however, we can approximate much of the in person visit with imaging and other forms of physiological data collection. We can do this in real time with video chat technology or we can [...]
When one thinks of successful people the mind may first go to what advantages the person has had such as is the person smart, rich, beautiful or well-connected? Most understand that with resources, exposure and support it may be easier to become successful. Sometimes the other advantages, however, look like disadvantages. I now look back with gratitude at some of the more challenging experiences that have allowed me to become a double Ivy League university graduate, a [...]
