Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship

New Year's Revelations

A column by local journalist Harriet P. Gross offers inspiration for Healthy Survivors as 2013 draws to a close.

Making and Saving Memories

This week, the media have been filled with retrospectives of 2013.

They take me back to the recently published editorials and research studies regarding the pervasive trend to record on our cell phone events as they unfold--instead of fully experiencing them. (See my post of October 29th.)

Cancer Free Camp

Magic. That's what families want when a parent has cancer. Camp Kesem offers a touch of magic.

Making Memories for a Lifetime

The holiday season is a time for sharing old memories and making new ones. Imagine knowing this holiday season will be your last as a family all together.

The Problem of Incidentalomas

One unintended consequence of progress in diagnostic technology has been the rise of so-called incidentalomas--findings of potentially serious conditions found while evaluating for unrelated problems.

Art for Life's Sake

"Great works of art can help us deal with life's challenges." So begins a superb article in the Wall Street Journal  by Alain de Botton on the value of art in the modern world. Since Healthy Survivors deal with life's challenges in healthy ways, anything that might help is worth  considering.

A Doctor’s Formula for Care

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Abigail Zuger muses in her December 10th NYTimes essay about how to calculate the number of patients doctors can see in one day--and still deliver high-quality, compassionate care.

The Cure in the Code

I've just ordered The Cure in the Code, after reading the WSJ book review by science correspondent Ronald Bailey. Publisher's Weekly proclaimed it a provocative, optimistic look at modern medicine.