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Growing up in Chicago, one of many summer pastimes was to go fishing in Canada. We made Red Lake, Ontario our preferred destination and stayed at the Black Bear Lodge which was aptly named. Our fathers would take several dozen of us in vans on...

Anyone who has used Uber would probably use terms such as “easy”, “fast”, “simple”, “transparent”, or “cost-effective”. Uber, and for the sake of argument, let’s say other ride share services, allows for people who need a...

Many thanks to Dr. Jordan Grumet at In My Humble Opinion for allowing me to repost this recent article he shared. I have mentioned Jordan before and appreciate his very personal thoughts he shares with great style and prose.  Many of his...

I don’t usually make political statements on this blog and don’t plan on doing so anytime soon. In fact, I have little interest at the moment and 2-year presidential election cycles and endless coverage of every detail of the professional...

Not all organizations agree on mammogram guidelines. For instance, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force mammogram guidelines recommend women begin screening at age 50. The American Cancer Society, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network...

Laura was an active 29-year old mother of 2 who presented to her primary care provider with complaints of right hip pain. Following a physical examination she was provided some pain medications and referral to physical therapy. The pain...