The social and commercial determinants of health impact everyone, no matter socio-economic status, cultural identity, or religious tradition. Tatiana Schlossberg’s published essay, A Battle With My Blood, speaks to the heart of heal...

Domestic violence is the universal family's quicksand.  Silence is violence.Coercive control is domestic violence.  WomensLaw.org. About abuse:

Vaccines save lives, full stop.  A short list of preventable childhood diseases due to vaccines.  Adults need boosters, too.  How about you? Covid was not mentioned on this episode. Parton's quote serves...

Please enjoy a REDUX of a poem I wrote for a loved one. It's been a tumultuous year for all.  Hang in there.  Love is eternal. Free copies of newsletter are available on my website:  drmichelabull.com<...

Caregivers caretakers keep love lines strong and healthy. A fig tree figures prominently in a loved one’s garden.Love, Dr. BullThe course of true love never did run smooth.  ~ William Shak...

Smack talking fitness chewing gum (FCM) and other unhealthy looksmaxxing trends.ReferencesMurthy, Vivek (2023). Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health. U.S. Departm...

Dear Listeners,  Please note the audible caution with brief description of content prior to play.  Part memoir, part history, the poem describes back-to-back April Fools' Days that were particularly cruel for one military fami...

We appreciate the consideration for our recent deviation, with concern about caregivers no matter the age.   If resolutions are slower than molasses in January, we are keeping it copacetic.  No negative body image or post-holiday fitn...

Happy Holidays and Jingle Bulls!'Tis the season for Social and Community: United Kingdom's focus on loneliness| Policy papers and Annual Reports

International Committee of the Red Crosshttps://www.icrc.org/enYouth Suicide Rates Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We’ve only just begun.Education is number 1! Education:  A Neglected Social Determinant of Healthhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326385/<...

Our episode on Heat would not be complete if we didn’t discuss the relationship heat has with things both big and small.  So, this one’s one and all about dust...National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environ...

~ HOT ~  2023 City of Phoenix launches Office of Heat Response and Mitigationhttps://www.phoenix.gov/heatArizona Department of Health Services Heat-Related Illness Dashboard

Humility + Humor + Healthcare + Childhood Medical MonstersBased on lines from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, and characters from Star Wars by George Lucas Honorable me...