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Is it worth it to buy a $500 marathon running shoe you can race in only once?

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Is it worth it to buy a $500 marathon running shoe you can race in only once? A few years ago, Nike made a shoe that they claimed helped a runner on a specialized course complete a sub-2-hour marathon.  Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya broke the two-hour marathon barrier with a time of 1:59:40 in a park in Vienna.  The Zoom Vaporfly 4% or ZoomX Vaporfly Next% and they are about $250 per pair. These shoes could be worn multiple times. Most recently, Addidas released their Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1, a new ultra-light marathon race shoe with an eye-popping $500 Read More »

A new sickle cell anemia cure is coming soon.

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A new sickle cell anemia cure is coming soon. Sickle Cell Anemia affects one in 368 people of African descent, leading to painful episodes and a shorter lifespan.  I first heard about this cure on Freakonomics MD, a podcast that covers the economics of medical care. It is the first treatment using the CRISPR gene-editing system. In the episode I listened to, they interviewed a study participant who had been fully cured of the disease using this approach to care. Recently, the NY Times covered the progress of the treatment after a  panel of experts deemed it safe for clinical Read More »

When healthcare meets private equity; what can possibly go wrong? Ask the F.T.C..

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When healthcare meets private equity; what can possibly go wrong? Ask the F.T.C. The NY Times recently reported the Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) was going after a private equity-backed anesthesia group that has been consolidating and dominating local markets with Wall Street money. A close friend of mine has described what happened in his group, first at Barnabus, and then during the pandemic at JFK hospitals when private equity purchased these groups. Doctors like him were being replaced with nurse anesthesthetists (not necessarily bad for patients) as they attempted to do things to improve their profits and he was, as Read More »

Turmeric and your health.

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Turmeric and your health. Turmeric is a spice found in many foods eaten in India, Thailand, and many other countries.   The active ingredient called Curcumin is often recommended by our office for its high-level anti-inflammatory properties. The product we carry is called theracumin made by Integrative Therapeutics. Unlike many pharmaceutical anti-inflammatories, the only side effect of Turmeric is that it also acts as a blood thinner which can also offer benefits such as a reduced risk of stroke as well as reduced inflammatory pain. Used for thousands of years, Turmeric has been used in food and it has also been Read More »

Chronic pain is more common than diabetes or depression according to a new study. Is it any surprise that more people are considering chiropractic first?

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Chronic pain is more common than diabetes or depression according to a new study. Is it any surprise that more people are considering chiropractic first? Segmented care one size fits all care for conditions such as back pain, neck pain, or knee pain may well be a disease affecting the healthcare professions. While most people are used to hearing about diseases, the truth is that this type of care leads to overtesting, dogmatic procedures designed to relieve a symptom but fails to ever cure, manage or even relieve a problem in a cost-effective way. Recently, a patient experiencing leg, knee, Read More »