List: Health and Healthcare | Curated by Joseph Serwach

Oct 26, 2023
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Health and Healthcare
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The Partnered Pen
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Joseph Serwach
The Meaning of Don’t Drink Your CaloriesWouldn’t you rather eat a Big Mac than drink a syrupy sweet coffee drink full of nearly as many calories?
Jan 9, 2023
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Jan 9, 2023
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The Partnered Pen
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Joseph Serwach
Bacon Is the Only Meat She EatsNew study: Highly processed foods can be as addictive as tobacco —  all meet the same four markers
Dec 25, 2022
Dec 25, 2022
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The Narrative
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Joseph Serwach
Imagine Your Belly Is a Big BalloonHow to eat better than you do now: Pretend she’s stuffing that food and liquid into a built-in balloon
Sep 29, 2022
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Sep 29, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Joe Biden: ‘The Pandemic is Over’ — Will His CDC Ever Agree?Do we now equate masks with pandemics — or a new normal?
Sep 20, 2022
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Sep 20, 2022
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The Narrative
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Joseph Serwach
Army: 77% Are Too Fat to Fight Wars?General: The U.S. Army has 20,000 fewer troops than it needs because only 23% of 17–35-year-old Americans are qualified
Sep 13, 2022
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Sep 13, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Stacey Abrams Dumped the Science  — Her Polls Drop FastRole reversal? Democrat Abrams denounces doctors, pushes ‘conspiracy’ as conservatives back ‘the science’ and a new NBC News clip
Sep 27, 2022
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Sep 27, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Calorie Count: The Secret Gift of Michelle ObamaHer best idea ever? Everyone (even MAGA) should value a Michelle Obama idea the next time they pull up to the drive-thru
Sep 8, 2022
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Sep 8, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
The New Hilton Health Goal: A Peloton at Every PropertyFitness gamechanger? By the end of 2022, Hilton promises at least one new Peloton at each of its 5,400 hotels and resorts
Oct 6, 2022
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Oct 6, 2022
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Leadership Culture
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Joseph Serwach
Cut the Cord: Trade Phone for Free College?The Unplugged Scholarship: We need to find ways to reclaim what it means to be human — Back to the pre-cell “Friends era”
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
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The Narrative
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Joseph Serwach
Is She Pro-Choice? The Death of It’s ComplicatedThe last pro-choice doctor? How she moved from the middle to one ‘extreme’ or the other, life forces us to choose sides
Oct 29, 2022
Oct 29, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Are We Now in a Post-Sexual Era?When you lower the cost of sex, does that create a long-term decline in its value? Every sexuality stat is dropping
Oct 4, 2022
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Oct 4, 2022
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The Narrative
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Joseph Serwach
Why We Can Never Crush the OtherThe case for division: It’s a humbling reminder we don’t know it all — even if you long to see enemies crushed, humiliated, ruined
Nov 9, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
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The Spirit
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Joseph Serwach
The Spiritual Doctor Told Him How to Heal Mind, Body, and Soul at OnceHis spiritual director happens to be a medical doctor (an MD) — leading to the lesson of why a long walk heals all
Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
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Catholic Way Home
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Joseph Serwach
The Hidden Secret of A.A., 12 Steps, Self-Help, a Higher Power? It’s All the Catholic Way HomeThe Intersection of Recovery and Redemption, Bill W., Austin Ripley and the secret ‘back story’ connecting the 12 steps and Catholic…
May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Cut the Creamer Now: The One Way to Lose 20 Pounds FastOnce you go to black coffee, that nasty bitter taste reminds you of the real purpose of food
Jun 20, 2022
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Jun 20, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Stevie Nicks: Botox Makes You Look Like You’re in a Satanic Cult — The Problem With ‘Playing God’How often have you seen a celebrity’s plastic surgery and thought, ‘oh no’?
May 30, 2022
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May 30, 2022
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Joseph Serwach
Bill Maher: Have You Ever Seen a Fat 90-Year-Old?Bill Maher: “We’ve gone from fat acceptance to fat celebration — To view letting yourself go as a point of pride?
Aug 25, 2022
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Aug 25, 2022
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Here are several examples of my recent writing on health and healthcare topics.
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Invisible Illness
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Joseph Serwach
When You Don’t Have a Reason to Get Out of Bed Every DayThe epic of loneliness and isolation skyrocketed during and after lockdowns
Jan 31, 2021
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Jan 31, 2021
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Music Voices
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Joseph Serwach
James Taylor is an American Standard10 months in a psychiatric hospital and hit singer by age 21 — now a new album, memoir add to 100 million records
Feb 3, 2020
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Feb 3, 2020
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The Narrative
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Joseph Serwach
Vaccinated? When Your Friend Dies of COVID-19, Everyone Asks the Same Question FirstWhen someone dies of COVID, everyone asks, ‘Were they vaccinated?’ Why states should add that key detail to their death tallies
Aug 4, 2021
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Aug 4, 2021
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