In episode 12 of IBX: The Cover Story, I invite three special guests to discuss Alzheimer’s Disease from the perspective of personal experiences, clinical care, and facility management. My guests are…
We hear a lot about the importance of preventive medicine, and rightly so. Getting regular checkups with your doctor can help catch health problems early, when they are easiest to…
Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia is struggling with a rising tide of gun violence. During this calendar year alone, there were 957 nonfatal and 242 fatal shootings in the city…
Our culture places a high value on gender “reveals,” where parents announce that they’ve “found out” what their child’s gender is. But, not so fast! Gender is much more complicated…
I’m a transplant from Washington, D.C.; I know and understand the issues of large cities. Philadelphia has so much to offer: a wonderful history (including being the first World Heritage…
When I worked in the emergency department, people would come in with a mile-long list of antibiotics they said they were allergic to. The problem with ruling out numerous antibiotics…
Pregnancy can be an exciting and beautiful time in one’s life. It can also be overwhelming, confusing, and worrisome. As manager of our case management department, my job is to…
For many in our region, an average day can consist of witnessing and experiencing food insecurity, discrimination, or violence. These social injustices are ever-present, yet can remain undiscussed and absent…
In episode eleven of IBX: The Cover Story, I invite two special guests to discuss how the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Independence Blue Cross (Independence), and Blue plans across the…
If there’s one thing we’ve learned to count on with COVID-19, it’s that the situation will change constantly. Since the beginning we’ve seen wave after wave of new public health…