Community

Many people don’t understand how health insurance works—and that’s understandable. Insurance plans can be very complicated and there are more than 1,000 plans in the marketplace. I’ll give you

On October 6th, I returned from our most recent medical mission to the Dominican Republic. The medical missions are an outreach intended to bring the art and science of care practiced here at home, to

Why Local Hospitals May Provide Higher-Quality Care Recently I gave a lecture in Boston about a surgical procedure that can cure a rare condition called trigeminal neuralgia. People who suffer from t

[caption id="attachment_203" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Richard Leshner[/caption] Guest Author: Dr. Richard Leshner Chief of Cardiology at St. Mary Medical Center Two huge issues that a

Former Phillies catcher Darren Daulton’s recent diagnosis of glioblastoma has a lot of people asking questions about this type of tumor. Glioblastoma is a tumor that starts out in the brain itself.

5 Principles for Safe, Therapeutic Gardening Many people with a history of a bad back and patients who’ve had spine surgery mistakenly believe that gardening is out of the question. Sometimes docto

As a neurosurgeon and a sports fan, concussions have always been a particular interest to me on a professional and personal level. In early November of last year, the Fourth International Consensus Co

Winter is here, and with it the arrival of that trio of exhilarating, exciting and sometimes dangerous sports: skiing, sledding and snowboarding. So whether you’re waiting for the snow to fall in th

I have always enjoyed and highly respected George Will as a reporter and columnist.  He is a tell it like it is kind of a guy. His recent column in the Washington Post   ?hpid=z2 is a provocati

“A fool with a tool is still a fool.” Lars Leksell MD “Don’t be a fool!”  Mark McLaughlin, MD Dear Patients and Colleagues, [caption id="attachment_88" align="alignleft" width="200" capt