by Ann Beach | Oct 16, 2025 | Medicine
Halloween is coming! Let’s talk about monsters. Everyone’s heard about the amazing new GLP-1 weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and others. But did you know there’s a monster involved? Before we go further, a little refresher is needed. These drugs were...
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 | 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 | 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. https://annfbeach.com/uncategorized/a-medical-mardi-gras-story/ Being a doctor, I...
by Ann Beach | Jan 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
I carefully opened the worn, thin cardboard box, lifting the clumps of excelsior out, to reveal the crumpled tissue paper. I gently unwrapped the tiny porcelain figures lovingly nestled in the tissue, arranging them just so. Mary, Joseph, the baby, the angel, the...
