The healing power of gratitude By Dr. Jerry Saliman Apr 25, 2023 A middle-aged man came to see me during the recession in 2008. Hector (not his real name) was crying in my Kaiser office and depressed because of his near financial ruin. Fortunately, he was not suicidal. He still had a job doing auto repair work but had lost his home due to foreclosure. I prescribed… Read More
Health Our third annual Covid checkup with Dr. Bob Wachter of UCSF During the pandemic, UCSF Department of Medicine chair Dr. Bob Wachter emerged as one of the leading voices, both locally and nationally, that people… By Maya Mirsky Mar 7, 2023
Seniors How to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease A patient I saw recently came in to discuss his lab results. Nick (not his real name) is 61 years old. He felt well and took no medications. His tests… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Feb 1, 2023
Seniors Diagnosis, testing, treatment: What to ask your doctor Following a scary health incident that sent him to the emergency room, my friend Artie (not his real name) recently had a chest x-ray to rule out… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Dec 19, 2022
SPONSORED CONTENT Jewish Hereditary cancers aren’t just a women’s problem Bill Harris, a veteran Los Angeles photojournalist, didn’t think much of it when one morning in 2012 he woke up and found a tiny blood spot on the T-shirt… By Larry Luxner, JTA Dec 16, 2022
Health Stanford pediatrician on RSV: Protect infants and elderly With flu season underway and new variants of Covid in the mix, medical professionals have warned of a “triple threat” as these illnesses coincide with a… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2022
Bay Area Over kosher wine, experts share advances in medical cannabis Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. It was an evening full of wine and weed on Tuesday at Covenant Winery in… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Nov 11, 2022
Seniors Life expectancy in the U.S. is falling. Can religion help you live longer? First the bad news: In 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second year in a row, falling from 77.0 to 76.1 years, according to the CDC.… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Oct 31, 2022
Bay Area Jewish housing for disabled adults adds two residences in S.F. Heather Ostrau has lived in the Gary Shupin Independent Living Community, described as an “urban kibbutz” for adults with developmental challenges, since… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Oct 18, 2022