The Gut Poison Hiding in Your Childhood
Now, emerging science may have uncovered a terrifying clue: a microbial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, may be the missing link. And it’s not just a problem for adults. Many of us were first exposed to it in childhood, through ultra-processed foods, low-fiber diets, and disrupted gut microbiomes.... Read More
Overwork Is Rewiring Your Brain
In this deeply researched, clinically grounded essay, I explore a groundbreaking new study that used MRI imaging to examine the brains of healthcare workers working more than 52 hours a week. The results? Structural changes in 17 key brain regions, including those responsible for memory, emotional regulation, decision-making, and attention.... Read More
The 5-Minute Habit That Rewires an Aging Brain
But the most important prescription I give — and try to follow myself — is simpler than any pill: move.... Read More
Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. It accounts for more than 280,000 new diagnoses and over 34,000 deaths annually.... Read More
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A Power Nap Guide
HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY WHEN A PATIENT DOESN’T ASK me about short sleep. And the inevitable follow-up question: Do naps salvage a sleepless night? Today I offer a power... Read More
A New Cancer Screening Test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a study to see if the Galleri blood test can reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses for cancers that don’t have traditional screening approaches. Today,... Read More
7 Exercise Snacks
DO YOU FIND IT CHALLENGING TO SET ASIDE dedicated time for extensive exercise routines? Today, I want to explore exercise snacks: 7 tiny workouts for big results. The world seems... Read More
Long COVID-19 and Vaccines
Long COVID-19 syndrome involves a variety of new, returning, or ongoing symptoms that individuals experience more than four weeks after getting an infection. For some, post-COVID-19 syndrome lasts months or years or causes disability.... Read More
How to Make Your Bones Strong
Bone is living tissue, one that constantly breaks down and replaces itself. Osteoporosis happens when the new bone formation does not keep up with the bone loss.... Read More
3 Breast Cancer Myths You Should Know About
I hear this at least once a week: Nobody in my family had breast cancer; I am surprised that I have it. The American Cancer Society offers that “approximately 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are hereditary, meaning that they result directly from gene changes (mutations) passed on from a parent.”... Read More
Brain Aging – Do This to Slow It Down
The participants had measures of their blood pressure up to four times over 12 years. Researchers used blood pressure measurements and brain scans to determine brain age, a measure of brain health.... Read More
The Gut Poison Hiding in Your Childhood
Now, emerging science may have uncovered a terrifying clue: a microbial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, may be the missing link. And it’s not just a problem for adults. Many of us were first exposed to it in childhood, through ultra-processed foods, low-fiber diets, and disrupted gut microbiomes.... Read More
Overwork Is Rewiring Your Brain
In this deeply researched, clinically grounded essay, I explore a groundbreaking new study that used MRI imaging to examine the brains of healthcare workers working more than 52 hours a week. The results? Structural changes in 17 key brain regions, including those responsible for memory, emotional regulation, decision-making, and attention.... Read More
The 5-Minute Habit That Rewires an Aging Brain
But the most important prescription I give — and try to follow myself — is simpler than any pill: move.... Read More
Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. It accounts for more than 280,000 new diagnoses and over 34,000 deaths annually.... Read More
What My Patients Said This Week
As a radiation oncologist, I spend most of my day treating cancer. But the real surprises don’t always come from lab results or MRI scans — they come from the waiting room. Every week, my patients offer unexpected insights: sometimes funny, sometimes profound, always real.... Read More
The First Baby Saved by Gene Editing
In the film Gattaca, the world belongs to the genetically engineered. Everyone else is left behind — “invalids,” limited by nature and prejudice. The story is a warning: what happens when we design perfection, but forget compassion? But what happened in KJ’s hospital room isn’t eugenics. It’s rescue.... Read More
Is Chicken the New Cigarette?
A recent study from southern Italy just reported this (for people eating more than 300 grams weekly): Poultry — yes, the supposed “healthy meat” — is associated with a nearly 1.3-times higher death risk and increased gastrointestinal cancer.... Read More
Fractals and a Quiet Mind
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” — Destin Sparks.... Read More