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Defending the Right to Walk

April 5, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

It's not just Arashiyama where it's fun to walk

Why is it acceptable that walking is dangerous? Sarasota, where I live and walk, is a pleasant place, but ranks tenth among American municipalities in pedestrian deaths.  That’s not unusual, for eight of the top ten most dangerous cities for walkers are in Florida. Every work  day I walk to my office located two blocks from the main […]

Unsafe: Surviving the New Age of Anxiety

October 26, 2017 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

A different, new age of anxiety is brewing.  To understand why, look around. One of the world’s favored centers of “chill” just burned to the ground.  In the peacefully pleasant California wine country residents woke to winds whipping fire.   Within minutes their homes reduced to ashes, their vehicles melted.  They had no warning.  In the morning light […]

How to Kill People Twice (Walking in America)

January 19, 2017 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

How does America protect public health?  A clear example can be seen in national pedestrian deaths, up twenty percent from 2009 to 2014.  Presently five thousand walkers  a year are mowed down by motor vehicles, with tens of thousands seriously injured, and hundreds of thousands maimed. In a recent study by Smart Growth America, a […]

Are Americans Getting Enough Sleep?

March 19, 2016 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Seven In 24 How much sleep is enough for American adults? After a long and difficult debate, the American Sleep Disorders Association finally agreed on a number last year.  Their answer  – seven hours or more in 24, including naps, will make the cut.  So how do Americans stack up? Not too well. In a report […]

The Real Rules of the Road (6/9/14)

June 9, 2014 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Driving Forward Driving excitement is in danger. Google has begun producing cars without steering wheels or pedals. Cars that drive themselves. Drivers may someday be obsolete. Humans will no longer be required to control the wheel. And think what we will lose: the pleasures of the iconic machine of American life – the embodiment of […]

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