by dianeradfordmd | Jan 12, 2015 | Health & Wellness
Whenever I watch an award show, like for example the Emmys or the Oscars, I wonder why we don’t have such awards for physicians. So many professions have recognition for a job well done, an accolade, and a confirmation that the training, the effort, the long hours,...
by dianeradfordmd | Apr 25, 2013 | Health & Wellness
The paper by Darby and others published March 14th 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine has caused a firestorm of media coverage. The authors report on over 900 women who had been treated for breast cancer in Scandinavia who suffered a major coronary event and...
by dianeradfordmd | Oct 13, 2012 | Health & Wellness
Cancer survival rates are increasing in the US. The American Cancer Society reported recently that by 2022 the number of survivors will soar to almost 18 million, up from 13 million in 2010. In my field, breast cancer, death rates have been decreasing since 1990. A...
by dianeradfordmd | Jun 12, 2012 | Health & Wellness
Guest Post by Heather Smith Author Bio Heather Smith is an ex-nanny. Passionate about thought leadership and writing, Heather regularly contributes to various career, social media, public relations, branding, and parenting blogs/websites. She also provides value to...
by dianeradfordmd | May 24, 2012 | Health & Wellness
I remember it as if it were yesterday, the spacious auditorium in the then-new Boyd Orr building at the University of Glasgow. The oncologist, young to be the Chair of the department (but so wise), lectured to us about the importance of touch in patient-doctor...
by Armada Digital | Jan 20, 2012 | Health & Wellness
“I am in a reflective mood as I lie here in the sunshine at the end of my life.” So began the article by Dr M. Maureen Roberts, published posthumously, in the British Medical Journal on 4th Nov 1989, in which she considered the efficacy of the mammography screening...