New Obesity Review Paper by Yours Truly

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism just published a clinical review paper written by myself and my mentor Dr. Mike Schwartz, titled "Regulation of Food Intake, Energy Balance, and Body Fat Mass: Implications for the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity" (1).  JCEM is one of the most cited peer-reviewed journals in the fields of endocrinology, obesity and diabetes, and I'm very pleased that it spans the gap between scientists...

Monica's January Fun Run

If this is going to be what to expect for weather the rest of January, you better pass the sun block.My running idol Monica Scholz has a monthly '20 & 4o km Fun Run' on the Sulphur Springs trail near Ancaster, during the winter months to get rid of the winter blues. Well as you can see by the above photo of January 7th the only thing blue is the sky. With temperatures around +7 at the finish it...

Three Golden Parachutes and Some Unexpected Sequels

Golden parachutes are an always fascinating aspect of executive compensation in health care.  I have collected three relatively recently revealed stories about golden parachutes given to government and non-profit hospital system CEOs, at least two of which involve unexpected, and also fascinating sequels.  They will appear in order of the apparent size of the parachutes.Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital SystemSanta Clara Health and...

today i am going to be happy...b/c there's no reason not to be :)last night i watched crossroads w/ zac brown band and jimmy buffet...sooo good.  dad this one is for you....it totally made me happy.*images courtesy of pink persimmon, red clay soul, skona ...