Lambeth Hochwald

1 day ago | nypost.com | Lambeth Hochwald

This nun makes a habit of keeping life fun. Sister Monica Clare is still surprised when outsiders don’t believe how superiorly hip it is inside the convent, like one who thought nuns were forbidden to use electricity. “People have interesting ideas about the way nuns live,” the 59-year-old Sister Superior at the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, told The Post. “We’re not Amish — we’re nuns.

6 days ago | medscape.com | Lambeth Hochwald

For some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), summer can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Not only is allergy season in full swing, but rising temperatures and humidity can prompt COPD flare-ups. Major changes in humidity levels can lead to worsening symptoms for those with COPD. While winter weather tends to trigger coughing and phlegm, during the summer, patients with COPD generally experience increased fatigue and shortness of breath.

6 days ago | medscape.com | Lambeth Hochwald

Ever since The Pitt debuted on MAX earlier this year, emergency room (ER) personnel across the country, from registered nurses to residents to doctors, are talking about this hit medical show starring ER’s Noah Wyle. The realism of The Pitt — the first episode begins in the 7:00 AM hour and the next 14 shows are an hour-by-hour day in the life of a chaotic ER at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital — is what has rung the truest.

1 week ago | organicspamagazine.com | Lambeth Hochwald

The minute my plane descended into Salt Lake City and I caught a glimpse of the majestic mountains and the stunning city below, a feeling of calm washed over me.  As I walked through the airport, something else occurred to me: Everyone was so bedecked in Patagonia and North Face they looked like they had just hiked a mountain, rappelled through a canyon or just sat on a rock loving every minute they got to spend in nature.

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Lambeth Hochwald

Robert Den, MD, a radiation oncologist in Philadelphia, constantly reminds himself that while he’s in the ‘cancer world’ every minute of the day, his patients aren’t. “As oncologists, we may be meeting with the third patient that day with a newly diagnosed metastatic cancer, but for this individual, this is their first time hearing news like this,” Den told Medscape Medical News. That’s just one reason Den says words matter.