Why were people not given vaccines in the past but their immunity is more resistant than people today who were given vaccines?
Let’s assume that this is a question written in good faith and that the querant really doesn’t know the answer. I’ve written about this before, but throughout the…
What was something small you went to the doctor for that turned out to be very significant?
A few weeks before my nineteenth birthday, I was sitting to the right of my mom. When I went to look at her, she pointed out that my…
What was a meal you loved as a kid but now that you’re an adult you realize your parents only made because you were poor?
During my childhood whenever I asked my parents for pastries, they used to buy me a packet of cake crumbles from a nearby bakery. It looked like a…
My friend just died of colon/liver cancer. She lived 5 weeks after diagnosis. We had been on vacation the week before diagnosis and her only complaint was indigestion. How is this possible? What kind of cancer can move this quickly undetected?
I’m very sorry for your loss. My 31 year old son came home from work a couple of months ago, not feeling well. He said he had “flu…
How do the Chinese stay so thin eating all that orange chicken, chow mein, and white rice?
I am a Chinese male who currently weighs 60.3 kg.Based on the digital readout on the machine at my gym, for a male of my height, I am…
What happens when you eat an apple every day?
I Ate an Apple Every Day for a Month—Here’s What Happened to My Body I’ve always told my patients: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But let’s be…
Does cancer have an odor?
I remember the first time I smelled it. It was during my residency, in a dimly lit hospital room where the air hung heavy with antiseptic and something…
What happens if you have a heart attack and don’t go to the hospital?
You will probably die, is the short answer. My daughter, 47 had a heart attack March 2024. Hers wasn’t from Cholesterol it was called a SCAD, Spontaneous Coronary…