Health Insurance News
California seems determined to lead the country in health insurance reform. This week, they announced emergency measures that would require that health insurance companies spend at least 80% of their...
View ArticlePatient Wisdom
Sometimes my patients utter wisdom that I feel blessed to share with others. Here is a recent representation from just one day in the office: As to my children, I don't worry about the first 10 years...
View ArticleEdgar Tafel and Me
Edgar Tafel 1912-2011 I learned this week of the death of Edgar Tafel-a noted architect and also Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) Fellow and Historian. I am connected to Edgar because I live in the first...
View ArticleQuagmire: To Laugh or Cry
Jacob wrestling the angel (from which he acquired back pain) During the last two years I have treated a young woman who personifies my perception of the challenges of America (and our health care...
View ArticleSport Related Head Injury
This has got to hurt! Super Bowl is just days away and I am as big a fan an ANYONE (see my blog sidebar for evidence!) but I do admit that as a neurosurgeon, I find it increasingly difficult to watch...
View ArticleThe Social History
A 49 year old woman came to my office last week with 5 years of debilitating headaches. Her neurological evaluation included an MRI which revealed a pineal region cyst. After several years getting...
View ArticleExciting Progress
This week there was exciting news published in the New England Journal of Medicine about the potential benefits of intrauterine surgery on a fetus with spina bifida (see also Spina Bifida Association)....
View ArticleAll my Lovin'
To all my family and dear friends, While Hallmark and Hershey's have tried to drag Valentine's Day over the edge (I won't even mention Victoria's Secret), I still think of today as a day to smile and...
View ArticleAge Before Beauty
There was shocking and disturbing news at the recent American Stroke Association conference-strokes rates have risen dramatically between 1994-5 and 2006-7 but only in the younger populations! While...
View ArticleBirthday Mom
Once a year, I have a week in which I celebrate the birth of both of my children. They had the same due date, just one year apart and ultimately just a year and four days separate my oldest and...
View ArticleWhat are we Scared of?
Listen carefully-I have an important secret to reveal (we as physicians often hold our medical wizardly very close to the chest so this may be a rare opportunity). One inescapable fact of life is...
View ArticleA Blogger Reunion
Nearly a year ago, my mother and I traveled to Poland on a roots trip and after we returned, I decided to write about our adventures (Poland-Germany Travelogue). This blog event has had some...
View ArticleThe Apple Doesn't Fall...
As a woman neurosurgeon, I wear the simultaneous hats of surgeon, mother and wife (along with chef, businessperson, volunteer, leader...) so I am thrilled to announce that my daughter has started her...
View ArticleJust Two
Brilliant purple they stand aloneTwo welcome beacons ofWarmth, light and colorThat will soon infuse the day Saffron threads peek outFrom beneath regal robesHuddled close to groundBeneath still barren...
View ArticleBlack and White and Yellow
It is like they took a black and white photoAnd someone had just one paintbrushAnd began to touch it all up withThe color yellow. As I drive along the roadMy eye is invariably drawnTo these audacious...
View ArticleFingernails and Insurance
She came into my office with the usual complaints-neck and arm pain, back and leg pain. All started after the car accident more than 10 years ago. As the story unfolded I took my notes but my...
View ArticleAnd Finally Spring
Madison Square Park May 1, 2011 (Taken by author) Spring has been slow in coming to NY but last weekend, we had the spectacular combination of warm (but not hot) and sunny to highlight the fast...
View ArticleHomecoming-Parenting Again
Zanzibar! October 14, 2011 my son departed for the African continent. More than 6 months later, he will soon return and my life will be changed, in ways I cannot yet predict. Like many young adults,...
View ArticleBlogging Again
Returning Home Leslie K. Price It has been nearly a month since I last blogged and for the month prior to that, had found myself with less time to devote to this pursuit than I would like. In the ebb...
View ArticleThe Passing
Gill Scott Heron I learned early Saturday morningAnd I weptHis music and wordsHad touched my soulHad lifted me upMany late nights andEarly mornings When much youngerI had a first dateAnd he sang to...
View ArticleCall From ER
Sunday morning the call came from the service-the Emergency Room is looking for you. OK, so I was on my way out to walk the dogs along the Hudson River on a glorious late spring morning but...I was...
View ArticleThe Economy and Healthcare
Much is said about the economy these days-is it rebounding? Is unemployment down? Who is responsible for the massive debt? How can we save Medicare? Into this setting, a little reality slips in to my...
View ArticleEMC2
No, I have not forgotten the = sign in my EMC2 is an emerging syndrome that will soon reach epidemic proportions, will be the AIDS of the 2010-30 decades, may consume massive health care dollars. I...
View ArticleAANS Neurosurgeon – The CSNS: Serving a Vital Function for all Neurosurgeons
AANS Neurosurgeon – The CSNS: Serving a Vital Function for all Neurosurgeons
View ArticleAANS Neurosurgeon – Neurosurgery Cold Case Post-Mortem Identification
This is a fascinating interesection of science, art, forensics and neurosurgery. You have got to click on this link and read this fabulous piece! AANS Neurosurgeon – Neurosurgery Cold Case...
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