Today I saw a whole new side of physical therapy…the before. Before I get them out of their cloudy soft hospital bed and get them walking in their grippy socks through the hospital halls with my rolling walker. Before they ended up in that bed, something happened. Now, many of my patients come into the … Continue reading
Did you know that there are over 80 billion neurons in the brains? There are some scientists at MIT who are looking to map the structure and connections neurons make but came across an all too familiar dilemma: TIME. It would take upwards of 500,000 years to get all those suckers mapped! YOU can help! … Continue reading
The Imagine Science Film Festival is the first science film festival in the world founded by scientists. It aims to transform the way science and scientists are portrayed in mainstream media, while emphasizing the importance of storytelling, narrative structure, and visual communication. Seven days of beautiful and inspiring work flickering before my eyes on the … Continue reading
I suffer from pervasive and malignant foot in mouth syndrome (IE ~ stream of consciousness speaking without filtration) I just get so excited sometimes and my mind just leaps to places perhaps it shouldn’t go. Well, I had a mild case of “FIMS” this week when speaking to a surgeon about a new patient I … Continue reading
Every Tuesday night, the Amateur Astronomer’s Association hosts a night of stargazing at The High Line. It was an evening filled with big telescopes, fresh air, space experts, and a mile and half park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets of Manhattan’s West Side. (so lovely) Most importantly though, I … Continue reading
What is that? TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS…at one festival!? YES PLEASE! The New York Academy of Medicine was hosting a fantastic day of free erudition! Between exploring their phenomenal medical library, learning about cranioklepty (famous skull theft!), anthropodermic bibliopegy (book binding in human skin…no not the Necronomicon), and taking a dissection and drawing class…I … Continue reading
“Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort” This is the closing line of the most recent TED Talk to rock my world. Kelly McGonigal says we need to reevaluate our relationship with stress. Studies have shown that is isn’t HAVING stress that increases problems in our life BUT our belief … Continue reading
Two eye cups in a row? Yeipers, gotta mix up my act here a bit. However, I couldn’t help it today because I’ve finally gotten to the bottom of something that has been bugging me for a bit. Why do some older folks have a blue or whitish ring around their eye? Like so: Well, … Continue reading
Happy September Everyone! Brooklyn and hospital life has been keeping me pretty busy, however a Canadian study recently sparked my passion for blogging again. They found that years of creative stimulation, such as seen in artists and musicians can help protect the brain against dementia. Check it out: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/08/22/art-dementia.html “Artists compared with non-artists are better … Continue reading
Yesterday I discovered two amazing new things: 1) Stardust Video & Coffee in Orlando: It is like my two favorite Cs, cinema and coffee things got together and had the most awesome baby on the planet. The walls were adorned with art, dvds, and books; the menu was creative and delicious, and the coffee fantastic. … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 