The CEO’s resume was incredibly impressive. Medical Doctor. PhD. Multiple publications in respected scholarly journals. And he had quickly leveraged his intelligence and experience into a high-ranking position in the BioTech company. “Saruman has a mind of metal and wheels”…
In the scorching summer heat, corporate employees grow sweaty, weary, and disgruntled. The grass starts to seem greener at other companies, and Medical Affairs morphs into Musical Chairs. And as you’ve probably observed in the news headlines, it becomes a…
Sometimes as parents, we try to progressively give our kids a little bit of autonomy. You might “let your kids make a decision” knowing that, despite their underdeveloped cortex, there’s NO WAY they can miss this layup…and they still find…
I owe much of my capacity for resilience to the years I spent on the Meridian Elementary school playground in the early 1990s. Unlike the posh playsets and forgiving surfaces that characterize today’s facilities, this playground was primarily constructed from…
Was it only a building? Or was it so much more? From the outside, it vaguely resembled the love child of a Battlestar Galactica spaceship and an abandoned swimming pool. But for those of us who were able to venture…
Recently, I’ve become aware of some Social Media influencers saying that “stress and elevated cortisol can prevent GLP-1 medications from working.” And I’ve had plenty of patients come to me having been told by a “holistic practitioner” that they are…
Hey. I don’t know who needs to hear this…but maybe you’re having a rough time. Maybe people have been making fun of you. Maybe you’re a neckless nocturnal pest who eats trash and might be carrying rabies. Don’t write yourself…
“I have a secret!” The human desire to “Be In the Know” starts at an early age, and it drives people crazy to be “In the Dark.” In Elementary School, you probably remember giving up your favorite Gel Pen and…
This NEW ARTICLE about “off-label” testosterone prescription and risk of cardiovascular events has been making the headlines largely buried beneath the litany of ads telling guys that their total testosterone of 650 “isn’t high enough.” And although it was a…
Recently, there has been some consternation among clinicians regarding the term “Provider.” I have been referred to as a “Provider” on numerous occasions, and this broad label is often applied to my fellow Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. Apparently,…
