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Opinion | By March 27, 2008 | By JC, MD | 0 Comments

March Madness Is Here Again

Can you believe it is March already? Yeah it is that time of the year again when all time stops and amateur basketball is the most important thing in one’s life.

Unfortunately, for those people in their fourth year of medical school, not only does the NCAA tournament occur in March, but so does match day! This March also marks the one year anniversary of my writing for Brain Blogger. I wanted to say that writing for this blog has been rewarding for myself personally as it has given me time to flesh out my own thoughts, beliefs, and ideas. On occasion I will go back and read some of my posts and inevitably think to myself — “Did I really write that?!?” Read more →

Usually It’s Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court | February 20, 2008 | 12 Comments

I’ve written before about medical malpractice and the rising costs for physicians of all specialties. One of the things we as physicians really fear is malpractice lawsuits by patients. We are taught in medical school and in training that the number one way to prevent a lawsuit is to talk to the... Read more →

Why You Don’t Get The Medical Care You Feel You Deserve - Part I | September 14, 2007 | 4 Comments

I’m am more than occasionally approached by a friend or associate with complaints about how their doctor does not give the medical care they feel they deserve. The most common complaints are that the doctor does not spend enough time with the patient during office visits, does not address all of... Read more →

Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind? | July 24, 2007 | 13 Comments

Can the mind cure the mind, working on itself? Well, although the entire self-help psychology industry survives on an assumption that it does — with various techniques, young and old, aimed at self-therapy, scientific research on the subject is still in its early stage. Mindfulness meditation,... Read more →

Yoga Increases GABA Levels in Brain | June 25, 2007 | 9 Comments

The ancient Indian practice of yoga literally means to “bridge” the mind and the body, integrating it, aimed towards attaining a state of wholeness. Scientific studies have in the past demonstrated its psychological benefits, and improvements in quality of life studies. A new pilot study... Read more →

Wanted: Visiting GI Surgeon, Must Demonstrate Expert Video Gaming Skills | June 20, 2007 | 4 Comments

Any doubts that playing video games make better endoscopic surgeons have been dispelled by a series of studies from the mid 1990s. The latest confirmation, published in the Archives of Surgery, comes from a study on video games and laparoscopic surgery, at Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, aptly named... Read more →

Inside a Neuroscientist’s Mind | March 13, 2006 | 0 Comments

Martin Raff, trained in physics, clinical immunology, and clinical neurology before becoming a neuroscientist researcher, delivers a fascinating discussion about his work and the future directions in neuroscience. Read more → Read More →