My favorite description of Día de los Muertos is “like a joyful family reunion where some family members happen to have already passed on to Heaven”. In English it’s Day of the Dead, and it’s one of many examples of the blending of Mesoamerican (Aztec/Mayan) …
The afternoon of February 3rd, 2017, my cousin John Vincent Sciaba went for a winter hike on his own land, an eleven-acre expanse of dense Maine forest. He told his longtime girlfriend and soulmate Jen that he needed to clear his head. He packed a …
Here it is, January 2024. It was a little over two years ago that I left clinical medicine for industry. It’s fair to do a little look-back and assess how it’s been: Just to recap, It was in April 2021 that I had an epiphany. …
It was me who brought the second twin to the mom, so that both were cradled warmly against her chest. Her husband joined her at the head of the bed, embracing her as they nuzzled and cooed and cried over their newborn son and daughter. …
…but we love him anyways. Obi’s not always an asshole. Most of the time, the vast majority of the time, he really is THE BEST DOG. The issue is, he can very protective (which is a euphemism for aggressive, I suppose) about certain things. Those …
I’ve long considered having these classic, profound opening words of Mary Oliver’s most famous poem tattooed on my body somewhere. Since I quit clinical medicine a month ago, I’m at that stage where I’m researching tattoo parlors. It was just this morning, a late October …
I have alot of doctor friends who write, go figure! I wanted to feature their works in a thoughtful, engaging, different way, and here it is: A behind-the-scenes one-on-one Q&A-style chat! First up is Jill Grimes, MD, FAAFP, board-certified practicing Family Physician, medical media expert, and …
Hatred is spreading like an epidemic across the country. Just this past week, the United States has had another horrific mass shooting. The shooter targeted Jewish Americans at a synagogue. What do the alleged perpetrators of such crimes have in common? A lot, a lot …
The Centers for Disease Control has launched an ambitious campaign aimed at preventing a million cardiovascular events by 2022, appropriately titled Million Hearts. Their website has some very basic information about the prevention of heart disease, summarized under the call to “Practice Healthy Living Habits” and …
