Vietnam is a mixture of beautiful sites, ancient history, war memorials, and seven million motor bikes darting every which way. Sometimes the bikes carry three to four people heading to work or school. They eat pho for breakfast and hustle to make their version of a buck - the dong. Here is part one from my recent visit.

When Michelle Zauner gets the call from her sick mother, she drops everything to go home to take care of her. The two had spent a lifetime eating and bonding over Korean food. This heartbreaking memoir will leave you misty and yearning to visit the Asian grocery.

Imagine the year is 2035 and the miracle of artificial intelligence (AI) has been so thoroughly integrated into the art and science of medical care that life-and-death decisions are made for us by a computerized algorithm that can predict whether cancer treatment will be successful or not. What could possibly go wrong? J.L. Lycette imagines for us in her futuristic medical thriller, “The Algorithm Will See You Now.”

Menopause
In the firehose of information aimed at med students and residents, menopause education is scant. Understanding of symptoms and possible treatments is not emphasized and understanding is obstructed by poorly conducted studies and mythology.