October Mini-Medical School #5 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Sleep Essentials More than twenty years ago Dr. William Dement gave a Community Hospital Grand Rounds on Sleep Medicine. Dr. Dement is one of the founders of the field. At the time it was new and without much professional recognition. His efforts to convince the Traffic Safety […]
Mini-Medical School #4 August 6, 2016 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD “I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to.” Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Healthy aging is the most popular topic in the Mini-Medical School Series, and for good reasons. The average lifespan has increased dramatically […]
Spices for Health and Healing April 2, 2016 by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Definition of a spice: A spice is “edible, aromatic and dried” Our second Mini-Medical School focused on another aspect of healing with whole foods, namely Spices! These rare and tasty items were revered as medicines in the not too distant past. Recent […]
Mini-Medical School #1 2016 Presented by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD All disease begins in the gut-Hippocrates, 3rd c, B.C.E. Who are the Microbiome? Currently, all the bacteria that live on and within you. Very soon, this definition will also include viruses and parasites. As of 2016, 10,000 bacteria types have been identified comprising eight million […]
Genetics for you Mini Medical School #6 December 5, 2015 Presented by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Part one History of genetics: Many of you are familiar with Gregor Mendel, who lived in the mid-19th century. He was an Augustinian friar who did significant genetic research. You may not know that he initially started his […]
Are you confused about the conflicting recommendations for breast cancer screening? Here is a quick summary of the issues. The US Preventive Services Task Force’s strongest recommendation was breast cancer screening every two years for low risk women aged 50-74. Starting earlier or continuing after 74 was an individual decision. More recently the American Cancer Society (ACS) presented another […]
If you are interested in some background material on the upcoming Mini-Medical Schools, I have included a short annotated bibliography. The August session will feature Francesca Ferrari, L.Ac. Doctor of Medical Qigong speaking on Chinese Medicine. The classic introductory book of Chinese Medicine for laypersons is: The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk, […]
Mini-Medical School #3 2015 Calling Dr. Google? By Cynthia Johnson, Medical Librarian, Natividad Medical Center For our third Mini-Medical School of 2015, Cynthia Johnson, Medical Librarian for Natividad Medical Center spoke on searching the Internet for medical information. She made it very clear that the Internet has no truth in advertising and showed us an […]
MiniMed # 2 April, 2015 Dr. Joanne Perron, MD, MPH Our special invited speaker for the second 2015 Mini-Medical School, Dr. Joanne Perron, presented a massive amount of evidence on environmental contaminants that affect human health as well as clear actions you can take to protect yourself and your family. Few of us really appreciate […]
Sharon Farr was our most wonderful guest speaker for the final Mini-Med session of 2014. Sharon is the founder of Partners for Transitions, offering “planning, guidance and partnership for aging, illness and end of life planning”. Although end of life “planning” evokes images of yet another dull domestic chore, Sharon Farr brilliantly infused her talk […]