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Dr. Mark Thoma, MD
Mark Thoma, MD, is a physician who did his residency in internal medicine. Mark has a long history of social activism, and was an early technogeek, and science junkie, after evolving through his nerd phase. Favorite quote: “The most exciting phrase to hear in science... is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny.'” - Isaac Asimov

American medical organizations agree: It’s time for modest gun restrictions

Gun safety is a public health issue.

5/6/15 10:00am by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 17

Possible new HIV therapies, and the potential for a cure

Combining new techniques with existing treatments could, potentially, rid the virus from the body.

4/22/15 10:00am by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 11

The reasons for sneezin’ this allergy season

Have you been to the drug store yet?

4/17/15 10:00am by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 17

Scientists are testing lots of different medical uses for marijuana

From epilepsy to cancer, ongoing research is yielding promising signs in using marijuana in medical treatments.

4/9/15 12:00pm by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 25

Anti-herpes drug to treat HIV?

If proven effective, the drug would also be cheaper than current HIV treatments.

3/26/15 10:00am by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 18

Euthanasia

With the recent publicity concerning the physician assisted suicide of Brittany Maynard, maybe it’s time to take a look at euthanasia in more detail. I’m going to use this post ...

2/13/15 9:54am by Dr. Mark Thoma, MD 12