I don’t know if the term “socio-medical” even exists. But it felt like every single pathology I dealt with today was a social problem. Ulcer, exercerbated by no medications (damn pre-authorization!), and no food. In an unstable housing situation, with limited transportation. And serious medical issues taken lightly by a local hospital. My diagnoses: Unstable…
Food poisoning affects one of six Americans each year. I think I fell prey on Christmas eve, with three trips to the toilet perfectly timed to coincide with the start and end of the midnight mass. Discomfort. Misery. What can we do to keep ourselves safe? For one, no mayonnaise on fish that has been…
One of my friends from medical school married a chemist who dreamed of becoming a vintner. Calling themselves the visioneer and the winemaker, they partnered with an artist to launch their label: Orpheus Wines. In October, I visited Sonoma Valley for the first time, and attended their harvest party. In the morning, we picked grapes,…
Prevention Not Prescription 