By Dr. Anthony Policastro One of the things you learn in medicine is that giving bad news is usually associated with a period of the patient digesting that information. During that period of time, they are not attentive [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro When I was a resident, one of the most common causes of pediatric admissions was treatment for leukemia. There were times when over half of our inpatients had leukemia. That was more related to [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro There are times when our minds create conflicts between two principles. For example, we might want to be charitable. However, we also know that some charitable requests are fake. This leads to a dilemma [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Off road vehicle usage has increased over the years. It now includes all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), utility terrain vehicles (UTV’s), dirt bikes, golf carts and snowmobiles. Many people tend to think that they are safe [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro When we travel to South Carolina to visit our daughters and grandchildren, we pass two paper mills. One is in Franklin, Virginia. The other is in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The aroma of the [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Last week I repeated a Christmas column. I decided to continue the tradition for one more week and repeat a New Year’s column. New Year’s Day is a time for resolutions. Many people make [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro There are some Christmas themes that need to be repeated so I am recycling an old article because it is still meaningful. To me, Christmas has always represented a time for family. When I [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro The Christmas Season is one filled with a great deal of joy and happiness. We need to take care to keep it that way. Prevention in the first place is better than having to [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Food likes and dislikes vary by individual. There was an old commercial that went: “Everybody doesn’t like some things, but nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee.” It is not likely that the commercial was 100 [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Most people are not familiar with the Federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). It was a computerized system founded in 1990 to track potential adverse reactions to vaccines. The goal was to look [...]