Going Over the Border // Myths and realities about medical tourism
The story was splashed across social media. It claimed that four people from the Jewish community had gone to Mexico for a weight-loss surgery,...
Drawing the Battle Lines //The war on cancer continues
As the year 1971 began, the Vietnam War was still raging, but American troops were about to be pulled back, first from Cambodia and...
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch //How Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry Affects...
In the rooms, the salespeople come and go, striding confidently with their wheeled satchels to the receptionist’s desk, smiling broadly, their hands raised in...
From The Doctor’s Notebook //The drama, the dilemmas and the halachic rulings
Magnum Opus
Around three years ago, I got phone call from Rav Moshe Shaul Klein,” Dr. Breyer begins. “Rav Klein was one of Rav Wosner’s...
Sweeping Generalizations // Was my teenage daughter finally ready to grow up?
“Jennifer has never been to Israel before! This is her first trip, and you’re the only girl her age in the family. If you...
Can You At Least Tell Me Why? // Shadchanim Tell Their Side of the...
Shifra’s words could have been echoed by hundreds of shadchanim, brave men and women who are burning the midnight oil, sometimes putting in 18-hour...
Success & Philanthropy // A visit with Yisroel Zev Rechnitz
Although the sky is overcast and gray, the weather is rather mild in Los Angeles on this December morning. For some reason, even when...
Lunch Break with Dr. Rich (Kasriel) Roberts
“You simply can’t give up” That was the motto of Dr. Rich (Kasriel) Roberts as he brought his company from near-bankruptcy to success...twice. After...
Coat of Fur // Was it ever really meant to be mine?
I was only five years old when I first understood the glamour of wearing a fur coat. This was when my public school class...
Fearful about the Flu? // A pulmonologist explains the real risks this year
This year’s flu season has inspired some dire headlines. To understand the real risk factors,
we spoke to Dr. Ivor S. Douglas, chief of pulmonology...
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Bursting Bubbles // “Facts” aren’t always what they seem
Two people dear to me—a talmid from a former lifetime and a respected colleague in my current one—forwarded me links to an outrageous set...
