Pam's a stat in the cancer fight. A living, breathing one.
I caught up with Pamela McLurkin the other day. Last we’d talked, she was beginning to return to a more normal life after spending most of 2012 battling stage 4 breast cancer.read more
View ArticleTurns out, eating like cavemen is a great diet
Ann Terlizzi became a fan of the “paleo diet” almost by default. She had read a story about a diet project that local cardiologist Deepak Talreja was launching last fall, and she decided she’d like to...
View ArticleVolunteer docs, dentists fill holes in vet coverage
Ever since Ros Whiting left the Army in 1998, he’s lived with holes in his mouth, the result of botched attempts to remove wisdom teeth. When one of the teeth cracked in 2000, he dug out the pieces...
View ArticleWant to live to 100? Survey gives stats on getting there.
My grandmother always had a cheery send-off line the last few years of her life: “This is probably the last time you’ll see me before I die!” I ended up hearing that for a decade. She lived to be...
View ArticleInQuicker helps schedule and sort hospital ER visits
Dr. Carl Wentzel remembers a time – oh, about 20 years ago or more – when most patients who came to emergency rooms suffered true emergencies. We’re talking gunshot wounds, car wrecks, heart attacks...
View ArticleHigh-deductible plans pit health against wallet
I remember the halcyon days when I’d go to see the doctor, pay my $20 co-pay, and be on my merry way. Recently, though, my company changed our health insurance offerings, and I landed in a policy that...
View ArticleWorried about how you'll age? Tech tools give a hand.
The ideas sound like they were lifted out of the ’60s futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons:” A stylish bracelet that alerts you with a silent vibration when you’ve left your car keys or cellphone somewhere,...
View ArticleAdvance medical directives deserve careful thought
It’s sobering to see a document with the words “Last Will and Testament” and my full legal name beneath them. As the mother of two 20-something children, I know I need one, but I can’t help but imagine...
View ArticleDo Not Resuscitate: Man gets DNR tattoo on his wrist
J. Brewer Moore has planning in his blood. He comes by it naturally, having served as Portsmouth’s city planner for 21 years. Moore sent me an email after I wrote a column about advance medical...
View ArticleTargeted ads are real and there's no escaping them
Do you ever feel like there’s a disconnect between your cyber self and the real you? I’ve had that sensation recently, after letting my hair go its natural shade, which – who knew – turns out to be...
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