Martin's Must-Reads

Martin's Must-Reads

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Martin's Must-Reads episodes

  • Martin's Must Reads: 'The Second Life of Mirielle West'
    In 1894 a Leper Home was opened in Carville, Louisiana. In 1921, the United States Public Health Service took control of the site and it became the national leprosarium. People from all over the country who were diagnosed with leprosy, or Hansen’s Disease, were forced to quarantine there and many never left.
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'The Outlier'
    “Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed many Americans view Carter as the only ex-president to have used the White House as a stepping stone to greater achievements. But in retrospect the Carter political odyssey is a rich and human story, marked by both formidable accomplishments and painful political adversity.”
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'The Daughters of Yalta'
    “Tensions at Yalta threatened to tear apart the wartime alliance of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin just as victory was close at hand. Catherine Grace Katz uncovers the dramatic story of the three daughters who were chosen by their fathers to travel with them to Yalta.”
    2 min
  • To Your Health: S.C.A.D. (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection)
    Last year, a few weeks before Christmas, one of my best friends texted me “I have very strange news.” I wasn’t sure what would come next, but I sure didn’t expect it to be “I had a heart attack.” Gina and I became friends when we were in high school and even though we live 7 hours apart now we are still close. She is a marathon runner and a vegan. After our friendship flashed before my eyes, I texted back “Are you the healthiest person they have ever had in the cardiac unit?” Hello, I’m Dr.
    2 min
  • To Your Health: COVID Testing Timing
    A friend recently shared his and his partner’s COVID story. They were both fully vaccinated and masked in public settings, but when his partner discovered he had been exposed to a positive case, he got a rapid test that day which came back negative. He also took a PCR---polymerase chain reaction--- test that day and got the results five days later: negative. Two weeks later, he lost his sense of smell. He got another rapid test and it was positive. My friend then began developing symptoms and
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'Miss Austen'
    "Kintbury, March 1840. ‘Miss Austen’ the voice came from behind her. ‘Forgive me.’ She turned. ‘I did not know you were there.’ Cassandra managed a smile but stayed where she was on the vicarage doorstep. She would dearly like to be more effusive...but was simply too tired to move. Her old bones had been shaken apart by the coach ride from her home in Chawton, and the chill wind off the river was piercing her joints. She stood by her bags and watched Isabella approach.”
    2 min
  • To Your Health: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    In the early 1990s , the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Estee Lauder and Self magazine began distributing pink ribbons at events to promote breast cancer awareness. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today, most people are aware of breast cancer, but many don’t have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast
    2 min

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There are one million new books published each year. With so many books and so little time, where do you begin to find your next must-read? There’s the New York Times Bestseller list, the Goodreads…