For My Readers … As I continue to develop my website — lately though the addition of many local photos — I’ve reached beyond...

My physician-father called him a “true genius.” Dad also said that the two men practiced medicine together in Red Bank, NJ for the better...

I love pro football. And for my NFL appreciation, I credit my father and father-in-law — who were dedicated New York Giants fans. And...

While exploring my physician-father’s medical book collection at our home one day, I found an oddly titled one, The Practice of Hypnosis in Anesthesiology...

“Above-Average” Storms Predicted … Living at the shore comes at a price. Wise lifelong residents know this. Natural forces of wind and water have...

His great-great grandfather lived here — Abraham Lincoln — America’s greatest president* — had Monmouth County family roots. According to A. Lincoln, a very...

Every year around this time I think about my late father-in-law, James F. Norton, Jr. Each summer he would make his sojourn from Monmouth...

To a healthy and happy Summer of ’22 … The summer before my father began his medical school studies — over 80 years ago...

I was going through some motivational books that belong to my sister Sheila — and that’s one motivated lady — during a recent visit...

More than 75 Christmas seasons ago, with war raging around the globe, a mother sat down and wrote a simple but powerful letter to...

There’s no question that earning a medical degree takes some smarts. My physician-dad from Monmouth Beach would tell me that the profession was “the...

In today’s trouble times it’s uplifting to reflect on how two different men found a friendship. In following my dad’s medical career, I learned...

My physician-dad was a strong advocate for nurses. I recall how much he admired the profession and knew their true value in caring for...

When it comes to quality pizza, we have it very good here in Monmouth County. In fact, there are loads of good pizza joints...

My physician-dad had lots of doctor buddies, but only one was included in his bedside photograph collection when he died in March 2007. My...

I’ve done plenty of reading and writing about physicians during my journalism career. It’s been an honor. The medical doctor culture is rich, its...