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Here We Go Again: Drug Company Actor Has a Really Bad Day

You may recall, I have a beef with Madison Avenue ad agencies that keep serving up the same New York actors in television commercials for different illnesses. I take it personally. The woman with cancer also has asthma. The man with arthritis also has erectile dysfunction. I feel bad for them!

Last night the quest [...]

The Lessons of Illness from Father to Daughter

When I was diagnosed with leukemia my daughter, Ruthie, was just two and a half. She has vague memories of our household being turned upside down with worried, hushed conversations and friends and relatives calling A LOT. Because a leading specialist, Dr. Michael Keating from MD Anderson Cancer Center, advised against having treatment right away [...]

Starting with the RIGHT Diagnosis on the Web

People generally have a sense there might be information on the Web that can help them when they are worried about their health. They also have a sense there is a LOT of information and some of it may be wrong. All of that is true. What is a strategy to find the good and [...]

Making Organ Transplant Happen

Andrew Schorr explains it is not enough to be listed as a organ donor on your driver’s license. He urges you to play a role in ending the shortage of donated organs.