By Dr. Anthony Policastro This week, I would like to explain an Air Force medical (and non-medical) tradition. Grog was a drink that sailors used as a morale booster for long and arduous journeys.  In case you ever [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving I spent almost 50 years focused on treating ADHD, Autism and learning disorders. I find it interesting how everyone has an opinion on our school system. In many cases [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro There is a science story that many of us have heard. If you put a frog into a pot of hot water, it will jump out. If, however, you put the frog into water [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving at breakneck speed. AI is already used in some areas of medicine. For example, AI can review a patient’s entire record quickly. It may pick up an obscure fact [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro I watch training videos on my treadmill. Recently one of the trainers was in Australia. He was passing by tea trees . He stopped to talk about tea tree oil. The Aborigines use it [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Cancer screening takes many forms. Mammograms look for breast cancer. Pap smears are done for cervical cancer. Colonoscopy is done for colorectal cancers. I recently received an email from a reader in Georgetown. Her [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro People are well aware that table salt is a mixture of sodium and chloride. They are also well aware that table salt is associated with things like blood pressure. Blood pressure, in turn, is [...]

Sometimes medical studies provide surprising information. Sometimes they do not. An example of that was a study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association open network on January 28, 2025. The study looked at [...]

Emergencies are unexpected. That is why they have that name. The emergency evacuations in California are a good example. In our area, hurricanes likely represent the biggest danger. When people are asked to leave in a hurry, they [...]

I am a member of DE BEST (Behavioral and Emotional Support Team). It is a volunteer group. The goal is to provide mental health assistance when a group of individuals in the state experience an emotional tragedy. The [...]