Winter 2015: The Brain January 1, 2015 General Marin Medicine Winter 2015, The Brain Pages Winter 2015: The BrainFeature ArticlesEDITORIAL: Our Squiggly BlobCOMORBID CONDITIONS: Bipolar Disorder and Cannabis UseIMPRESSIVE BENEFITS: Exercise as a Treatment for Parkinson's DiseaseHEADACHE UPDATE: Expanding Our HorizonsDepartmentsLOCAL FRONTIERS: Here Come the DogsOUTSIDE THE OFFICE: My Boating LifePRACTICAL CONCERNS: The Unsustainable SGRSGR SIDEBAR: Here We Go Again!CURRENT BOOKS: Coping with the Constraints of Our BiologyHOSPITAL / CLINIC UPDATE: Kaiser Permanente San RafaelMMS NEWS: Dr. Bretan Receives AMA Award for Public ServicePRESIDENT'S REPORT: Letter to Marin County PhysiciansCMA NEWS: 2015 New Health Laws The Brain: Editorial: Our Squiggly Blob; bipolar disorder and cannabis use; exercise as a treatment for Parkinson’s Disease; headache update. Departments: Rx: emotional support dogs; the boating life; the unsustainable SGR; Being Mortal book review; Kaiser Permanente San Rafael update; Peter Bretan AMA Award; letter to Marin County physicians; 2015 new health laws. View PDF online Related Articles Winter 2013 - Children's Health Feature articles: Children's health; developmental conditions; childhood obesity; pertussis in West Marin; pertussis epidemic; pediatric asthma; child abuse. Departments: Weaving; equestrian sports; CMA House of Delegates; 2012 legislative wrap-up; The Ravenous Brain Fall-Winter 2015-16: The Spine Editorial: Spinal Motion Restriction Needs to Be Restricted The Spine: When is spine surgery needed?; minimally invasive spine surgery; percutaneous vertebral augmentation; malingering in chronic pain patients. Special Feature: Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Marin County Clinicians. Departments: Art of M.C. Escher; Novato Community Hospital update; reflections on Burning Man; 2015 House of Delegates; review of Oliver Sacks' On the Move: A Life. View PDF online Winter 2012 - Cancer Feature articles: Cancer; cancer screening; colorectal cancer; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Marin Women's Study; prostate cancer screening Department: Emergency department usage; hospital-physician alignments; Marin General Hospital; "Bonhoeffer: Pator, Marty, Prophet"; traveling in Finland Fall-Winter 2016-2017: Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine: Emergency: A view from many angles; will the ER be there when you need it?; what if primary care was as easy to access as the ED?; the Kaiser Permanente telestroke program. Emergency care in Marin: Marin General Hospital; Kaiser San Rafael; Novato Community Hospital. Departments: Experiencing the ED from the "other side;" gun violence and public health; review of A Fearless Heart by Thupten Jinpa; MMS News: Dr. Peter Bretan award; 2016 House of Delegates; letter from the executive director; president's report. View online PDF here. Spring-Summer 2015: Birth Editorial: Change is in the Air Birth: Cesarean section and long-term child health; birth centers; weight loss and pregnancy Departments: Interview with MMS president Peter Bretan, MD; public health update; community clinics update; eulogy to a well-loved physician assistant. View PDF online Winter 2014 - Alternative Medicine