If you’re toying with the idea of trying marijuana, maybe off the street, or maybe the medical stuff, who would you go to for advice? Probably someone who’s tried it a few times. It’s an odd thing about marijuana - when you write or speak about it, people can’t help but wonder what your personal experience is. Patients sometimes comment to me about how calm I seem. I mean, cardiology is a stressful field. Does it make you wonder …?…
Health & Wellness
Healthy Bermuda
Medical Musings with Dr. Shane Marshall: Medications and Recalls
Lettuce is one thing, but what happens when your heart medication is recalled? What went through your mind when you heard about last year’s romaine lettuce recall? For dozens of people, that E. coli outbreak meant cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, and…
January 17, 2019
Wellness
7 Resolutions You’ll Make this January and How to Stick to Them
January is a time of new beginnings - a wonderful time to update your outlook on life and try something new. According to scientific research, setting a measurable and realistic goal (or resolution) for oneself makes you 10-times more likely…
December 30, 2018
Wellness
Medical Musings with Dr. Shane Marshall: Christmas in Bermuda
What will you be doing on December 24th at around, oh, let’s say, 10 PM? In the last week I’ve been polling patients, and here’s some of their answers: A.V.: Just chillin’ with the missus and a nice glass of…
December 19, 2018
Healthy Bermuda
Medical Musings With Dr. Shane Marshall: Sarcoidosis and The Body Politic
What if a foreigner moved to your country and took your job? Worse yet, what if he opened the door to your house, looked around, and said “Hmm, this looks good, I’ll just crash here”. You’d want to defend your…
November 26, 2018
Healthy Bermuda
Medical Musings with Dr. Shane Marshall: The Latest on Chips and Apples
Last month Mrs. Darrell got dropped off on Reid Street and headed into a dress shop. She was browsing through the racks when she paused, thinking, “Something’s not right.” Then she promptly slumped to the ground, unconscious. It was 11:34…
October 22, 2018
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