Excerpts from Melanoma: It Started with a Freckle

Jan 26, 2024 | Uncategorized

Chapter Six I told the nurse I wouldn’t go anywhere. I told her I wouldn’t go for a run. I did not tell her I would sit down. Under the best of times, I am rarely successful at stillness. This may not have been the worst of times, but it was clearly not the best of...
Recovery-Friendly Workplaces

Recovery-Friendly Workplaces

Apr 3, 2023 | Addiction/Recovery, Uncategorized

Dear Healthy Men: As a man in recovery, one of my main concerns is keeping my job as I work on healing—I need the income to support my family. I’m making good progress, but want to avoid pitfalls that might derail me. What, if anything, should I expect regarding my...
Why Men Are the Way They Are

Why Men Are the Way They Are

Dec 13, 2022 | Disparities, Gender, Masculinity, Uncategorized

Dear Heathy Men: You’ve mentioned several times in this column that men don’t go to the doctor as often as women and that they live shorter, sicker lives than women. I’m sure that’s true. But what I really want to know is why? Why don’t men take better care of...
A Tale of Five Men’s Health Septembers

A Tale of Five Men’s Health Septembers

Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

Dear Healthy Men: I know that Men’s Health Month was a few months ago, but shouldn’t we be paying attention to men’s health all year ‘round? A: Absolutely! That’s what we try to do here at Healthy Men—and it’s actually pretty easy. There are health-related...