“NIGGER, NIGGER, NIGGER” cut through the air of the oncology consultation room, with the staccato triplet setting my eardrums vibrating and freezing my face and body in space. I have often thought about race and have heard such racial epithets on several occasions. …
Health
Blood levels of proteins reflect the starting, stopping, and changing of biological processes linked to aging. We make significant changes at three ages.
“The wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.”
This is the insightful observation of William Wordsworth (1770–1850), the English romantic who (along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge) helped initiate the Romantic Age in English literature. Together, they published Lyrical Ballads in 1798.
Today is…
THE COVID VACCINE DID NOT save the great Colin Powell. His death at 84 from complications of a Covid-19 infection reminds me of one important reason I got my vaccine as soon as I could: I want to protect the immunocompromised around me.
DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE your mental clarity? Those who know me probably know what I am about to say. Today we explore a recent study finding that starting your day with a morning walk can improve cognitive functioning.
I walk every morning, for a variety of reasons:
- It improves…
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW an effortless way that you may live longer? Researchers recently discovered that American adults who spend over 12 hours sitting are at the most significant risk of dying prematurely. The more you sit, the more likely you are to die early.
And so you may…
DID YOU KNOW THAT optimizing your blood pressure may help your brain stay at least six months younger than your actual age? This observation is according to new research from The Australian National University.
Study participants who had high blood pressure had older (and less healthy) brains. …
AS I BEGAN TO WRITE the piece you are reading, I began by checking the numbers around back pain. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that upwards of 84 percent of adults have low back pain during their lives.
FEMALE BREAST CANCER is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (11.7 percent of cases) according to Global Cancer Statistics 2020. Close behind, we find lung cancer (11.4 percent), colorectal cancer (10 percent), prostate cancer (7.3 percent), and stomach cancer (5.6 percent).
As this breast cancer awareness month, you probably guessed that…
BLACK MEN, WE MUST DO BETTER. No, I am not going into a scolding mode about anything except this — prostate cancer. This disease is the second highest cancer-related cause of death in men in the United States.
While we have made significant progress for several cancers, there has recently…
ARE DIET SODAS USEFUL for weight loss? Are non-nutritive sweeteners healthy? Today, we look at a recent study that examines whether sweeteners reduce a dieting individual’s caloric intake in the long term. The study looks at the artificial sweetener sucralose.
Let’s begin with the top five most popular sodas in…
Michael Hunter MD
I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com
