Opinion

Dodging PE
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
A kindness from childhood is paid back in adulthood.
Opinion

Incommunicado no more
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
We’ve accepted the trade-off of better connectivity with family and friends for expanding our time at work.
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Alzheimer’s disease: What is ‘clinically meaningful’?
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Do we need to lower the bar in Alzheimer’s disease drug trials?
Opinion

The way I see it
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
One of the remarkable things about the brain is how it works very hard to keep us from realizing what it’s doing in the background.
Opinion

Scams
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
All that the scammers need is one sucker to hit the jackpot.
Opinion

Go outside: It’s good for you
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The routines of our everyday lives have consequences.
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The ongoing search for answers
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
We learn just as much, if not more, from a negative study as from a positive one.
Opinion

Holding out hope for ambroxol
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
That ambroxol, a cold medicine, may benefit patients with Parkinson’s disease is an enticing notion, but solid...
Opinion

Diagnosing rare disorders
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Advances in medical science don’t change the fact that human error never goes away.
Opinion

Why is a healthy diet so hard to maintain?
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The question really isn’t “what’s the best diet?” That’s been answered. The real question is “how do I stick with it?”
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Grateful and hopeful
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
2022 certainly wasn’t bad for my family and me, though not as good as any of us hoped.
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Taking our own advice
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Those of us taking care of others often don’t do the same for ourselves.
Opinion

Dialing down the negativity
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
In-person communication, or on the phone, adds a greater chance to reason through things, explain misunderstandings, and clarify statements rather...
Opinion

Jump starting thankfulness
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
A little down time can be a good thing.
Opinion

Earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s: A good start, but then what?
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
There are valid concerns with any system centered on early dementia diagnosis.