Influenza: Epidemic Control Gone Too Far?
Several months ago, Mexico shut down completely. Public health officials, concerned about the rapid spread of a new strain of Influenza A virus, closed schools,... More
About: Stuart A. Green, MD
Posts by Stuart A. Green, MD:
Catching Colds
Many people believe that dampness makes us susceptible to colds and influenza, especially when we get our feet wet. How many times have our mothers... More
Influenza Pandemic
Many people fear the exceedingly rare complications of vaccines, preferring instead to risk the disease itself. What would Ben Franklin say about individuals who decline... More
Franklin and Cook, Part II: Cook’s Death
Aloha from Hawaii! This is the second part of my previous posting from Maui in which I wrote about Ben Franklin’s attempt to raise enough... More
Franklin and Captain James Cook, Part I
The dauntless tales of explorer Captain Cook and Founding Father Ben Franklin are makings for an adventurous history lesson in the South Pacific. ... More
A Day at the Museum
According to the latest blockbuster, a night at the Smithsonian Museum is truly an adventure, but what about a day at the Met? Here, Dr.... More
America’s Disappearing Newspapers
America’s newspapers wallow in red ink. Several prominent dailies have morphed into Internet apparitions of their former selves. Others become thinner with each passing week.... More
What It All Boyles Down To
"They judged her by her ugly leg."... More
An E-mail to Ben Franklin
Dear Doctor Franklin: As you get out onto the streets of Philadelphia, you will notice a remarkable number of fat people waddling about. Perhaps your return... More
AIG Bonuses
Public outrage over the AIG bonuses continues to occupy public discourse. The executives at AIG’s Financial Products division must have initially felt some sense of... More
Obesity Is a Problem
Each of these doctors comes from a country where being overweight is not unusual. After all, their own mama-mias and babushkas become portly through pasta... More
Franklin and the Academy Awards Red Carpet
What would Ben Franklin say about the way fans respond to movie stars when they appear on the red carpet at the Academy Awards? Here’s... More
Abraham Lincoln
In an earlier blog, I explained why Ben Franklin, an early and active abolitionist, would have felt a sense of pride that an African-American became... More
Charles Darwin
On February 12, 1809, two babies were born on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Both were destined to change the course of human history.... More
Obama’s Economic Stimulus
President Barack Obama, intent on gaining bipartisan support for his economic stimulus package, traveled from the White House to Capitol Hill for a meeting with... More
President Obama’s Inaugural Parade
What would he think about military units marching in close formation past the reviewing stand, their officers’ chins tucked in, smartly saluting a civilian whose... More
America’s First Black President Barack Obama
What would Benjamin Franklin say about America’s first black president? Here’s what he’d say: “I told you so!” Franklin, after all, both created the job... More
