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Pulmonary Hypertension: Not a breath of fresh air

Dark Side of the Moon is my favorite album– though I hate saying something is my “favorite” because I have 1,000 favorites of everything. (I’m so open-minded!) I was discouraged from listening to rock-n-roll music growing up, so I didn’t hear of Pink Floyd until I was a freshman at Denison University.
Someone in physics class [...]

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: NHL doesn’t stand for hockey

Drama– what does it mean? When I moved to LA., I met one billion people who worked in the Hollywood “industry.” I had never heard the expression “drama in one’s life,” though, girlfriend, I’ve definitely lived it in the past. (At least I hope it’s in the past.)
I have a friend who doesn’t like drama [...]

Korean Study: Body mass index and mortality in Koreans

Korean as I am, I’m not very Korean. I didn’t learn the language, so all my relatives call me “stupid” in Korean. I don’t even know how to spell “stupid” in Korean– something like “pa-bow.” When I go to South Korea, they think I look Chinese. In fact, when I eat dim sum, the Chinese [...]

Mumps: Hi sweet cheeks —-oooo

Pinching cheeks should be a felony. “Oh, child! You are soooo cute!” Pinch! Ouch! (Note to self: punish lady who just pinched salivary gland out of cheek.)
It isn’t just the pinching that’s the problem. It’s the twisting action that accompanies the pinch. I know some women pinch their own cheeks to make themselves look prettier, [...]