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Getting ready for Haiti

Sue Malley, MD: Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:52 PM

I won't lie, i am a little scared of what to expect when we get to Haiti. I am not afraid of typhoid, rabies, cholera, malaria, dengue fever, etc... despite the shots i have just received. I am, however, really apprehensive about witnessing the extreme poverty and difficulties of the Haitian citizens. I am afraid of the pain and hunger i will see. I have always been too empathetic.

To combat my fear i am arming myself with a plan to help. Once I signed on for the trip a few months ago, I started to research where i could be of most use.

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National Women's Heart Month Hit Home - Hard

Susan S. Malley, MD: Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 12:46 AM

National Women’s Heart Month Hit Home – Hard

As gynecologists, we often double as a woman’s primary care practitioner, until she gets sick or we find ourselves needing the depth of our internist colleagues. But in terms of preventive medicine, many of us enjoy the education that goes with primary care and are trained to obtain age-appropriate studies and only refer for abnormalities (like elevated cholesterol, for example. I know she’ll need to cut down on trans-fats, exercise more, but I like the internists or cardiologists to decide when a patient with “borderline” results should be started on cholesterol-reducing medications; it’s very individualized, and she'll need long-term follow-up.

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