Jul 7, 2018 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
The Healthy Lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He alone wrote the entire first draft a week or so before the two big votes on July 2 and July 4, 1776. Deliberations on this...
Jun 13, 2017 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
The process of slow reflection on what is important and exciting is the manner in which progress occurs for many great researchers, inventers, artists, writers and social activists and ordinary people like you and me. It is the way people change the course of their...
Apr 19, 2016 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
2/1/2016 A. Nyuyen, MD Mentor: Gavin Jacobson, MD Editor: Paul Hillard, MD. Approved 11/3/15 Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) including combined oral contraceptives (COC) inhibit ovulation through hypothalamic-pituitary inhibition of gonadotropin secretion....
Apr 14, 2016 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
Colorectal Cancers are Falling Bob Hatcher April 9, 2016 In 2016 about 134,000 people in the United States will be found to have colorectal cancer and 49,000 will die from this type of cancer. Adenomas of the colon are estimated to be present in...
Aug 12, 2015 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
Everyone loves the picture I posted of you Bob Hatcher August 10, 2015 On August 5th as I drove into Atlanta from Tiger, I read an over-the-highway notice telling me that on the highways of Georgia thus far this year the number of traffic deaths is right at...
Jun 11, 2015 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
Death with dignity Bob Hatcher June 1, 2015, June 26, 2015 Physicians have been helping people to die with dignity by acts of omission or commission for centuries. This week’s New England Journal of Medicine describes a new law in Canada...
Jun 1, 2015 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
How did you become an ardent feminist? A: This is how I became an ardent feminist. For 15 years I have given lectures to different classes of students from Georgia Tech (several a year). Each class had 250 to 300 students. I told them about the...
May 28, 2015 | Dr. Bob Hatcher
We live in the Bible Belt and many here in Georgia try to keep up a regular dialogue with Jesus. Throughout the day the conversation continues: “Thank you Lord, I’m awake, I made it through the night. Help me today to make Christ-like decisions...
Aug 13, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Such a big problem August 11, 2014 In 1985 Georgians were among the most overweight individuals in the country. By 2005, the incidence of obesity had more than doubled. By 2005, 28% of all adults in Georgia and 26-28% of adults in Rabun County were...
Jun 23, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
So very differently Bob Hatcher June 23, 2014 One day at a time people choose to live their lives so very differently. The differences sometimes amaze me. The patterns of living may be beautiful or repulsive; constructive or destructive; kind or mean;...
May 21, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Numbers June 2, 2014 Numbers have always fascinated me. I guess I inherited this from my parents. After mom graduated from the University of Chicago in 1922 she worked for over a decade as an actuarial for Metropolitan Life. Dad was a professor of...
May 17, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
If we keep our eyes open on most days there are blessings, bright moments or happy events. But the quest for that which is good is up to each individual because whether you are looking at local, national or international news, good news is not what...
May 7, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
May 5, 2014 Are the incredible opportunities afforded us through information technology a blessing or a curse? For me they are both. I love it when I can gain some degree of mastery over one technique. I have come to recognize the power and convenience my...
Apr 3, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Treating and Preventing Loneliness Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH March 28, 2014 My column last week discussed some of the serious consequences of loneliness and its first cousin, depression. Problems ranging from suicide, heart disease, and decreased memory, to poor...
Mar 25, 2014 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Loneliness March 24, 2014 When I asked a wise friend his thoughts about loneliness, the first words out of David Fore’s mouth were: “Being lonely is different than being alone.” David is a person who can be completely content when he is alone....
