The FDA does not use the same “safe and effective” standard on all its decisions, and the stench of political influence is hard to ignore. As a medical doctor, I prescribed drugs, lots of drugs. I was taught (now I know indoctrinated) to view the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

You might be able to increase your longevity odds, but contrary to recent headlines, there are no sure ways to guarantee it. “What’s the secret to living to 100?” was an article published by the prestigious Geisinger Medical Clinic last year. The advice is a catalog of the usual and…

It is far more complicated and goes beyond mobility and cognition issues. — I was too busy becoming a doctor, making a living, and raising a family. While my college friends were backpacking through Europe, I worked in a rat lab studying cholesterol synthesis (or how fats are made). Since I retired in 2015, I have traveled more, and it’s been memorable. However…

My recent injuries provide a cautionary tale for every senior citizen. I never thought it would happen to me. I prided myself on keeping balanced after years of practicing Tai Chi. However, on March 28, 2022, I fell while getting onto my boat and, as a result, cracked a rib…

Some of what you say could be true. However, you largely ignore the real reasons Disney is hemorrhaging dollars. Their purchase of ESPN was not profitable, and they have turned their content to woke agendas and diversity. Then, there was a fight with Governor Ron Desantis over the alleged "Don't Say Gay Law." You can expect a blowback when you are more concerned with making content according to diversity, like re-casting Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" as black. And if you think mainstream America doesn't care about this and won't boycott DEI-obsessed corporations, ask the CEO's of Budweiser and Target. Go woke and then go broke is more than a catch phrase.

Please add me as new writer. (That was six words.)

“Acceptance” is a mantra I now repeat to make my life more peaceful. — I have lived a life that is often interrupted by anger and frustration. Having spent ten years married to an alcoholic did not help, but I am not using this to excuse my bad behavior. I can be short-tempered and mean to loved ones, and I have never found a…

The temptation to buy huge amounts of stuff I don’t need canceled out any savings at checkout. I still remember the day I stopped shopping at Sam’s Club. I was hauling dozens of drinking water bottles to my car to save a few bucks. Sweltering in the August Florida heat…

My wife is Catholic, and I am Jewish, so it is especially a hard time for me. She loves to cook and decorate, and we have a minimum of three trees.