by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 27, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Harry Houdini was probably the most famous escape artist, magician, and stunt performer of all time. He was short at five feet, five inches, stocky and bow-legged, with a sharp chin, bright blue eyes and curly black hair. He usually appeared in a long coat and tie,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 19, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
On February 5, 2020, Bernard L. Madoff, the mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, filed a court brief asking to be released from his 150-year prison sentence because his doctors said that he had less than a year and a half to live due to end-stage kidney...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 14, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
DMX (birth name Earl Simmons) was a very famous and successful American rapper, songwriter, actor and television star whose childhood was so brutal that it caused him to spend his entire life breaking the rules of society and going in and out of prison. Childhood...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 6, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
A blood calcium test is one of the routine blood tests done on normal physical exams. If your doctor ever tells you that your blood calcium is high, make sure that you find a cause. The most common cause of high blood calcium is a parathyroid tumor, which usually can...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 28, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
This week, the Bank of England unveiled its new 50-pound note that features the brilliant World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. The 50-pound note is the highest denomination in circulation and its new design honoring Turing completes the change from paper to polymer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 21, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
James Levine was among America’s most acclaimed and successful orchestra conductors. He was the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, conducting 2,552 performances from 1976 to 2016, when he was felled by the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. He also directed the...
