Outside of Aspen, Colorado, there’s a rock-climbing route that bears my father’s name. Like just about everything associated with Dad, the route’s name is clever. And, just as fitting, it’s tough. This ascent was perhaps Dad’s greatest challenge as an alpinist. So, when he conquered it, whoever bestows these monikers did themselves – and my […]
Bodywork
Bodywork: All germs are not created equal
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal Here’s a question from a reader: What’s the difference between viruses and bacteria? Peggy Anderson Moore Dr. James Prescribes Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together […]
Remembering Sam Weyrich, who spoke volumes without saying a word
If you think of a spokesperson, it’s hard not to hear a voice. After all, it’s right there in the word itself: spoke, the past tense of “to speak.” But every once in a while, there’s someone who becomes a spokesperson without ever saying a word. That was Sam Weyrich. Sam was born with an […]
Bodywork: Does exercising in the heat burn more calories?
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal With the arrival of summer and its soaring temperatures, I’ve been searching for some silver linings. Although doing just about anything in the heat is less […]
Bodywork: Probing the secrets of ‘super-agers’
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal I read recently that 4 in 10 people 65 and older suffer from some form of memory loss. And I assume that our brains, like so […]
Bodywork: The financial toll of cognitive decline
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal I visited my mother this past week, and on the heels of her 88th birthday, she remains her usual joyful, sunny self. However, she’s showing some […]
