by Benjamin Asher | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Stanford Immune Study In what I would call a “landmark study”, researchers at Stanford University have discovered that the destruction of the human gut microbiome by antibiotics reduces the competence and function of our immune systems. People who received the flu...
by Benjamin Asher | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Vocal Fold Hemorrhages There are few situations when it is necessary for a vocalist to urgently seek care of a laryngologist (aka throat doctor), but sudden loss of the voice after or during a strenuous performance – without a concurrent upper respiratory...
by Benjamin Asher | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lyme and When to Treat Tick season is in full swing and I am getting lots of calls and seeing patients with new tick bites. Many of the calls are about children who are at day camp. Please check your children for ticks everyday when they come home if they have been...
by Benjamin Asher | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Power of Words I had a vocalist come to me who was told by their speech pathologist/voice teacher that she would never sing again based upon some finding on a stroboscopic evaluation. Nothing was further from the truth, but the person was devastated and completely...
by Benjamin Asher | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mystical Experiences I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day who told me that, while walking during a magnificent sunset on the island of Maui, he had a mystical experience. The majesty of the scenery, the intensity of the color and the shapes of the clouds,...
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