With the High Holidays behind us, we now look to Thanksgiving and Chanukah. They will be here sooner than you think, and one of the
As an optometrist today it’s very exciting to be comanaging cataract surgery with highly experienced eye surgeons who are performing all laser cataract surgery. In
Current screening standards may miss BRCA carriers with significant cancer risk. New York—Montefiore-Einstein’s Program for Jewish Genetic Health (PJGH) and the Division of Reproductive and
“… a song of praise is sung only over wine.” Berachot 35a The culture amongst which we are surrounded seems to put alcohol at center
From this tale of two patients, one can learn about many more … Without knowing any details, I enter the room. He tells me he
This coming Sunday, November 6, the Federation in our area will be hosting “Mitzvah Day,” an annual event that offers people of all ages the
Dear Tanya, After I had baby number five, I had a really hard time losing my baby weight! It could be because I recently turned
Dear Coach Gila, In an effort to lose weight I attempted to eat a lot of vegetables. I had been preparing a large salad for
In working on the internal medicine ward at a local hospital, I realize how important strong relationships are between parents and children, especially at an
Dear Coach Gila, Ok, so I gained four pounds between Rosh Hashanah and the first days of Sukkot. It is now Chol Hamoed and I
We just finished three sets of holiday marathons. To someone like me, the first thing that comes to mind is: Too much eating! As always,
As the Jewish New Year proclaims itself in all its glory, resolutions for change usually come to mind. The new year can imply different kinds
