When you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em

Recently, I attended a Rewards & Recognition gala in Boston, where many of our physician friends were present.   During social hour and discussion, we talked about the topic that invariably creeps up in such groups.  It was about the growing physician work overload.  Everyone unanimously thought that the cause for this burden is both […]

HIV: No longer a death sentence, but not cured

In the 1980s, Oncologists across the nation were noticing a perplexing phenomena: hundreds and hundreds of young gay men with Kaposki’s sarcoma, a rare cancer. This was the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the United States.[1] Since then, HIV care has come a long way.[2] An HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence.[3] [...]

Getting to the heart of diabetes

We all know that diabetes affects sugar metabolism. But what many people don’t know is that people with diabetes are at a far higher risk of heart disease. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease. At least 68% of people older than 65 with diabetes will die […]