May 15, 2019
SLOW BOAT TO MANAUS
I wanted to spend a day exploring the small towns along the Amazon with my Tikuna Indian friends. We set off after breakfast from Leticia, Colombia I had been offered…
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Medical Themes: <span>Medical Anthropology</span>
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May 15, 2019
DIABETES AS A SOCIAL ILLNESS AND THE DUNBAR NUMBER
A good friend of mine from South Dakota was once visiting Miami and remarked: You are a homeless doctor, but you are always First Class. My brother Eliyahu always prided…
May 15, 2019
GLOBAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST . DOES THAT EXIST ?
0 0 1 677 3859 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 32 9 4527 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> Global Health Physician Anthropologist Does such…
May 15, 2019
REMEMBERING ERIC HOBSWAM…. HOW TO BE LOYAL TO AN IDEA ..IN MY CASE TO CUBA
I became aware of Eric Hobsbawm, while preparing to give a series of lectures at the University of Havana. I had just his book: The Age of Extremes. I love…
May 15, 2019
SAVE A CHILD’S HEART ISRAEL TREATS FREE OF CHARGE 5000 CHILDREN FROM POORER COUNTRIES
0 0 1 1281 7306 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 60 17 8570 14.0 Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> Save a Child’s Heart diagnoses,…
May 15, 2019
A WELL KNIT COMMUNITY OF ENDOCRINOLOGISTS IN HAVANA CUBA
The Community of Endocrine Physicians and Psychologists is a small well knit cohesive and gentle one. Whenever I get a chance to be with them, mostly at conferences, I enjoy…
May 15, 2019
A VISITOR FROM THE SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF REGLA
For those wondering about the above named entity, it is not the newest nation in Africa but perhaps it is one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.. En otros…
May 15, 2019
A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY IN MIAMI
I am spending a few days in Miami. and it feels strange, as I am not used to being here as a person who lives here (which I did as…
Apr 15, 2019
VITAMIN AND MINERALS SUPPLEMENTED TAKEN INDISCRIMINATELY MAY HARM YOU
0 0 1 1909 10884 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 90 25 12768 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I am an Endocrinologist, a medical doctor…
Apr 15, 2019
HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY TO MY LATEST PASSPORT .. TIME TO RENEW
I began travelling alone earlier in life than most people. I had always had the travel sensation imbedded in my heart even when I was in school. I began travelling…
Apr 15, 2019
TENHO SAUDADE POR LONDRES . I HAVE LONGINGS FOR LONDON
I had a nostalgic day in London. I was not reliving any of the days past but was visiting places and remembering. In fact I did not specifically remember the…
Apr 15, 2019
CHETTINAD FOOD IN LONDON AND YET ANOTHER KERALA ENCOUNTER
The night was chilly, but the damp cold of London did not hinder my walking around my most centrally based hotel in London. I was determined to eat South Indian…