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Curus mourns the loss of its Chief Medical Officer Emeritus

Nov 27, 2018

This past month our Chief Medical Officer Emeritus, Stuart Rosenthal, M.D., passed away. He was a unique man with an overpowering intellect and personality. He spoke seven languages and his interests were wide and varied from literature, to art, to travel to sailing. By training, Dr. Rosenthal was a rheumatologist. However, as many have said, he was the best diagnostician they ever encountered and he was referred to as a doctor’s doctor in Houston where he practiced medicine for over 35 years. A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Rosenthal was board certified in Internal Medicine and a Diplomat (Emeritus)...

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Unlocking Access to Healthcare

Oct 29, 2018

Some years ago, a physician friend told me this story, and it has remained with me. He was one of the finest diagnosticians around and highly respected for his medical skills. He was visiting with his family members at his daughters home and realized he was in the process of having a heart attack. He requested his son immediately take him to the hospital. There was a hospital with an emergency room quite close. However, even in the midst of his coronary, he insisted that his son drive to another hospital that had a highly respected coronary team. I asked him, "Why didn't...

Workplace Wellness Programs and the Need for a Health Coach

Oct 5, 2018

For executives, key employees, and professionals the concept of wellness programs within their work environment is a bit of an anomaly. With the electronics that we have available to us today, there really isn't an end to the work day. We are tethered to our smart phones almost 24/7 and we receive emails day and night. In this work environment, the idea of work-life balance becomes attenuated by the ongoing different demands of our work. Even when we are on "vacation," most of the people with whom we do business have continuing expectations of our availability. In this environment, where...

Life’s Health Risks

Aug 30, 2018

I was reading an article on Medscape.com entitled "No Safe Limit: Even One Drink a Day Increases Risks." This article focuses on research being done that establishes alcohol consumption may substantially increase the risk of diseases like cancer, coronary artery disease, tuberculosis and obviously road injuries. The article states, "Alcohol has long been recognized as a leading risk factor for disease burden and has been linked to 60 acute and chronic diseasthe radom beeres via all multitude of mechanisms, both through cumulative consumption and acute intoxication." The article further states, "Studies have suggested that low-level alcohol consumption may [protect] against...

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Concierge Medicine Pros and Cons and a Little History

Aug 30, 2018

If you remember the time when physicians made house calls it was a period in American healthcare where the relationship between doctor and patient was both medical and economic. During the era of house-calls you received your services directly from your doctor and you paid for those services directly to your doctor. Along came the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson and his “Great Society”. This aspirational vision began the disconnect on payments for physician services t patient and doctor. In this new emerging aspirational society, everyone was going to have comparable healthcare and both the government and private insurance would be...

Curus mourns the loss of its Chief Medical Officer Emeritus

Unlocking Access to Healthcare

Workplace Wellness Programs and the Need for a Health Coach

Life’s Health Risks

Concierge Medicine Pros and Cons and a Little History

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