Good morning! We hope your week has been treating you well. Oh my goodness, it’s Friday! In addition, we have some exciting news!!! We’re changing the date when Walk with a Doc was started. Our team has been reading up on some notable events of the 20th century (Polio Vaccine, Discovery of Penicillin, Louisiana Purchase, War […]
Category: Dr. Sabgir’s Newsletter
Hot Chicken
Good morning! There was no newsletter last week; my wife grounded me. Here’s why. Living in the suburbs, I gave up on my dream of owning chickens. All our neighbors have dogs, as do we. For Phoebe, we didn’t need an electric fence, just a long leash attached to a stake in the ground. For Henry, […]
What is Walk with a Doc?
Good morning! We hope all is fantastic with you. It’s Friday! The other morning (a non-Friday), I was asked, What is Walk with a Doc? This is what our team sees. We see game-changers. We see community members, hospital administrators, innovators, docs, nurses, and medical students refusing the status quo and rebelling. They tell us […]
4 Quick, Good Things
Good morning! Here we go. There’s nothing like good people, is there? It’s FRIDAY!!! Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish. david (‘Harry, he keeps doing these 4 quick things. I bet someone told him these newsletters were too long, and I’m glad they did! Some weeks I’d start reading on a Friday morning, look up, and all […]
Balloons and Stents
Good morning! We were with friends the other night when a couple of cardiology questions came up, and it reminded me how similar (and confusing!) some of these terms can be. At Walk with a Doc, we always strive to keep our members as knowledgeable as possible, and this seemed like a great platform to introduce […]
4 Quick Good Things
Good morning, friends, Have you heard of OpenEvidence.com? It’s a new medical AI tool. Think of it as if ChatGPT and UpToDate had a baby. It’s not perfect (nothing is, except maybe my wife, Krissy), and yes, it can sometimes oversimplify or hallucinate. But for healthcare professionals in the U.S. with an NPI number, it’s a […]
4 Quick, Good Things
Good morning. Here are 4 quick, good things. 1. In case you missed it, how much would you guess a pet is worth? If you’re up for a little guessing game, think of a dollar amount and see how close you are to what this study showed. Amazing, right?! I have a family member with 4 cats […]
WWAD Alcatraz
Good morning! Every once in a while, this dog-eat-dog business required you to take a flyer. (The walking business is dog-eat-dog?) With intense heat pouring in from Physicians On Foot, Medical Meanderers, and others (David, why did you make these up?), we had to kick it up a notch or two. Under pressure, our WWAD […]
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
Good morning! Happy Friday, my friend. Speaking of cardiology office visits, I geek out talking with my patients about how they like to stay active. As you would guess, ‘gardening’ is a very common response this time of year. Well, that just makes my heart sing because gardening is a fantastic activity. It got me thinking, oh gardening, how […]
10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Good morning! Let’s party. Here are 10 questions you can/should ask your doctor. 1. What is this test for? Not asked nearly enough. 2. How many times have you done this procedure? If they tell you “Four. But the odds are one of these times it has to go well.” I’d tell them they have […]