Judith James

Jan 16, 2025 | yahoo.com | Adam Cohen |Judith James

Adam’s JournalWe have lots of curious coworkers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and here’s a query from one:My husband recently had a fairly minor carpal tunnel surgery, and his doctor prescribed oxycodone for him. We’ve seen so many bad things about it that he was nervous to take it.

Aug 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Adam Cohen |Judith James

Adam Cohen and Dr. Judith JamesAugust 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM·2 min readAdam’s JournalMy wife had what she describes as a “bad” reaction to a bee sting as a second grader. To her knowledge, Mary has never again been stung, but she’s since lived in fear of bees. What are the chances she still needs to worry about bee-ing stung? Is there anything she can do to test for an allergy? Dr. James PrescribesWhen bees sting, they inject a venom that’s mostly water.

Aug 6, 2024 | oklahoman.com | Adam Cohen |Judith James

One recent morning, my Apple Watch alerted me that it had detected a change in my resting heart rate. Specifically, my baseline pulse had increased over the previous few days. I shrugged it off, thinking that perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I was attending a conference in Golden, Colorado, elevation 5,675 feet. But a few days after I got home, I tested positive for COVID-19. So, what caused the bump in my pulse? Altitude? Illness? Both? Neither?

Jun 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Adam Cohen |Judith James

Adam Cohen and Dr. Judith JamesJune 18, 2024 at 5:01 AM·2 min readAdam’s JournalI 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 many other organs in our body, generally slow down as we age. Still, we all know people who seem to defy the cognitive gravity of time, remaining mentally engaged until the ends of their lives. Is there anything we’ve learned from individuals like this that can help us all as we age?

Jun 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Adam Cohen |Judith James

Adam Cohen and Dr. Judith JamesJune 11, 2024 at 6:04 AM·2 min readAdam’s JournalI 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 memory challenges, and my sister and I have assumed management of her finances after she failed to pay her income and property taxes. How typical is it for financial issues to precede the onset of memory disorders?