Category Archives: Health Notes
Health Notes- Keep your kids healthy with the Power of Love
The One Big Thing You Can Do for Your Kids Arthur Brooks in The Atlantic, Apr 2025 The research shows that you probably have less effect on your kids than you think—with one major exception: Your love will make them … Continue reading
Health Notes for April 2025
Health Notes A simple test to tell how well you’re aging Sit-to-stand: The simple test that reveals how you’re ageing Jasmin Fox-Skelly on BBC, Apr 2025 The sit-to-stand test takes just 30 seconds to complete, but its results can provide … Continue reading
Health Notes- A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood
A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood Allison Aubrey on NPR’s Morning Edition, Feb 2025 If you order up coffee on a mobile app while scrolling your social feeds, or can’t stop watching videos and reading news articles … Continue reading
Health Notes- Five tips to get value from a 15-minute doctor visit
I’m a doctor. Here are 5 ways to hack the 15-minute clinic visit. Trisha Pasricha, MD, in Washington Post, Dec 2024 “I feel so rushed during my doctor’s appointments. There’s hardly any time for my doctor to get to know … Continue reading
Health Notes- Let’s look at ultra-processed foods
Health Notes- Transplanted pig kidneys offer hope for life without dialysis
A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis (Rob Stein on NPR, Dec 2024) NEW YORK – Towana Looney can hardly contain her anticipation as she waits to get wheeled to an operating room at the … Continue reading
Health Notes- Is it OK to keep reheating leftovers?
Is it OK to keep reheating leftovers? Honest questions about food safety, illustrated (Andee Tagle and Malaka Gharib on NPR, Nov 2024) “With all the cooking, feasting and leftover-keeping that comes with the holidays, it can be hard to know … Continue reading
Your arm position skews blood pressure tests
A misplaced arm position can skew blood pressure readings (Will Stone on NPR, Oct 2024) (from NPR) “Think back to the last time you had your blood pressure taken. How were you sitting? Where exactly was the cuff? And what … Continue reading
Health Notes- How old is your body?
How old is your body? Here’s what your fitness age can tell you. (Michael Easter in Men’s Health, Nov 2018) “…Thanks to research, we know that a person’s heart can have a different age from that of, say, his kidneys … Continue reading