by Ann Beach | Apr 23, 2025 | Medicine
Dr Barry Marshall, a young Australian gastroenterologist, was sure peptic ulcers were caused by infection, but he couldn’t prove it. That is, until a long 4-day Easter weekend led to a fateful change in the lab. It was 1982, and the conventional wisdom of the time was...
by Ann Beach | Apr 10, 2025 | Medicine
This week marks the 89th year of the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters, known for the pristine course, gorgeous azaleas and dogwoods, well-mannered crowd, and unforgettable pimento cheese sandwiches, is the holy grail of golf. Since I...
by Ann Beach | Apr 3, 2025 | Medicine
I’ve just gotten back from a terrific trip to the Galapagos Islands, and naturally I’ve been immersed in all things Charles Darwin. That means you’re in for a story about Darwin I suspect you have never heard. We all know about Darwin’s famous 5 year round-the-world...
by Ann Beach | Mar 5, 2025 | Medicine
I love Mardi Gras and have fond memories of the first time I went. There’s nothing more fun than the parades, the crowds, and the excitement of Mardi Gras. I’ve written about it before. http://annfbeach.com/uncategorized/a-medical-mardi-gras-story/ Being a doctor, I...
by Ann Beach | Feb 26, 2025 | Medicine
Where am I and what am I doing? I’m in a foreign capital city, deep in a large, beautiful building, wearing a lead apron and gloves. I’ve signed a waiver for anything bad that happens, and I’m getting ready to open a lead-lined box. All because I love books. What’s...
