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Primary Care of HIV Patients Increasing in Importance
Much has been written of late regarding the intial media presentations of…
Fresh Air Fund Needs Loving Host Families
While this is a little out of our usual realm of publication,…
Physical and Emotional Health of Older Married Couples Tied Cloesly Together
A study of older married couples in the American Psychological Association’s journal…
Screening and Prevention: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
In the last month, the Obama administration announced programs to reduce racial…
It’s Official: Teens Prefer Texting to Talking.
A survey in our adolescent clinic (Nov 2010) found 80% of teens…
Jumping into Health Care Social Media
The legendary bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked, “Why do you rob…
Preventing Childhood Obesity
The Institute of Medicine last week issued a report, funded by the…
Life Expectancy Inequality
This is from a Bloomberg column by Peter Orszag: This is from…