Voter Canvassing in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Saturday, June 22, 2013 Image Credit: Dorkina Myrick, M.D., Ph.D. Today is election day in Massachusetts. Voters head to the polls to select either Democratic Congressman Ed Markey or Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in a race… Read More ›

Medicine
Physician, Scientist, Social Reformer, Trailblazer, Black Man: Dr. James McCune Smith
Last month, I wrote an article about triskaidekaphobia, a syndrome suffered by individuals who have a fear of the number 13. The article discussed all sorts of superstitions and unfortunate occurrences associated with the number 13, specifically because the year 2013 is… Read More ›
A Healthy Second Term – The Obama Way
Video: Courtesy of the White House January 20, 2013, was the official beginning of President Barack Obama’s second term. However, one would never know it after witnessing all of the pomp and circumstance of yesterday’s 57th inauguration activities or the… Read More ›
The Flu Revisited: 13 Ways to Avoid and/or Minimize the Flu in 2013
Alas, another inauguration season is here. A season of parades, balls, and numerous other celebrations awaits. Thousands of people will be milling about enjoying the festivities. The flu will be there, too. Will you be its next victim? 13 Ways… Read More ›
Then Again, Perhaps 2013 is NOT Such a Happy New Year for All…….
Then Again, Perhaps 2013 is NOT Such a Happy New Year for All……. Is this your year of fear? Perhaps you suffer from triskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia (tris•kai•deka•pho•bia, tris-kī-de-kə-ˈfō-bē-ə, or tris-kə-de-kə-ˈfō-bē-ə) is defined as a fear – either rational or irrational –… Read More ›