by Ann Beach | Jun 2, 2025 | Medicine
A Southern Medical Device AND Courtship Aid If you’re from the South, or have spent any time in Charleston, SC, you know what a joggling board is. We have one on our Atlanta patio, a gift years ago from my proper Southern in-laws. But I never knew it was originally a...
by Ann Beach | May 27, 2025 | Medicine
Today is Memorial Day, the day we set aside to honor Americans who died in active military service. War is always horrible, but historians tell us that the attempt to save many lives during wars has always led to innovative technologies and new skills that have helped...
by Ann Beach | May 21, 2025 | Medicine
Measles is very much in the news lately, so I feel compelled to write about it. Nope, I’m not going to get into the vaccination discussion; Instead, I’m going to tell you how measles changed history and impacted our lives in ways we don’t realize. It was not until...
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...
