Dr. Vesta Richardson In Attendance At White House State Dinner for Mexico

Dr. Vesta Richardson with brother Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

Dr. Vesta Richardson and her brother, Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico were in attendance at the White House state dinner for Mexico.  The President & First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a state dinner for Mexico in the East Room, to ... Read More...

Obama Fit Short of Smoking and Eating Habits Says Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after ... Read More...

Six-Year-Old Jasmina Anema Lost Battle with Leukemia

Jasmina Anema (nydailynews.com/Giancarli for News)

A brave little NYC girl, Jasmina Anema, has lost her battle against NK cell Leukemia.  At only six years old, Jasmina had an inspirational story that thousands of New York Daily News readers responded to in order to become bone marrow ... Read More...

Dr. Ismail Salahi Comments on Brother Crashing White House Dinner Party

Michaela & Tareq Sahali with President Obama (makli.com)

Dr. Ismail Salahi is the brother of the now famous White House party crashers, Michaela and Tareq Salahi. Dr. Salahi is a practicing anesthesiologist with special expertise in back pain. According to Vitals.com, he has one sanction by the state of ... Read More...

Obama Administration Won’t Change Breast Cancer Screening Policy

(rlv.zcache.com)

Are mammograms unnecessary for women until they turn 50? Have the politics on health care reform gotten in the way of doing what’s best for the prevention of breast cancer? Will this effect insurance coverage for the procedure? Addressing one of ... Read More...

Dr. Thomas Frieden of CDC Announces Americans Are Still Smoking

President Obama among the increasing numbers of people smoking (weblogs.cltv.com)

Although anti-smoking campaigns worked well in the past decades lowering rates by 4% since 1998 alone, these last five years showed no progress in stopping Americans from smoking. In fact, the rate has increased from 2007 to 2008, according to U.S. ... Read More...

Dr. Regina Benjamin Confirmed As Surgeon General by US Senate

Dr. Regina Benjamin

(RTTNews) -  Dr. Regina Benjamin received Senate confirmation late Thursday to serve as U.S. surgeon general, making her only the third African-American to hold the position. She was nominated for the position by President Barack Obama back on ... Read More...

President Obama’s Healthcare Address Greeted By Hoots, Hollers and Hisses

(nj.com)

After a summer of vocal opposition to his health plan, President Obama displayed his strength as a political leader in a 47 minute speech presenting a case for overhauling the healthcare system. It was live political theater at its best, including ... Read More...

Dr. Richard Rafal Giving Lawyers a Taste of Their own Medicine – Instituting Socialized Legal Care

President Obama is preparing to address the nation on Wednesday, clarifying healthcare reform yet again. An issue that looms large for physicians is the exorbitant cost of malpractice, which has lead to the expensive practice of ordering unnecessary ... Read More...

Dr. Juan Sotomayor Stands By His Sister, Sonia Sotomayor, as She’s Sworn into US Supreme Court

Dr. Juan Sotomayor

"I think my sister is the perfect role model,'' said Dr. Juan Sotomayor. Dr. Juan Sotomayor stood by his sister, Sonia Sotomayor, as she was sworn into the US Supreme Court. As the first Hispanic to hold this prestigious position in the ... Read More...