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Inside the black box
The human body was such a black box for a long time: its content could be observed only during an autopsy or surgery, at which point information about it, as you may realize, was not particularly useful.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Jan 21


HOW DO YOU COUGH?
Excruciating cough, combined with troubled breathing, fever, and chest pain, points to pneumonia. This disease is treated with antibiotics. Make sure you finish the full course; otherwise, the surviving bacteria (those with the greatest resistance to the drug) will proliferate and come back with a vengeance.


ALL YOU NEED IS A SMILE
A smile forced by a depressed person would come out fake and pathetic. This is the key to good mood and health. Indeed, these two are closely connected via the limbic system I described above.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Dec 23, 2025


The What vs. With What (upgrade)
In order to improve your health, it is vital to deal with qualified, highly trained specialists who have an inherent talent for and plenty of experience with intricate and complex therapy.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Nov 20, 2025


MEDICAL TREATMENT OR HEALING?
The two terms often used in the context of health care are treatment and healing (rehabilitation). How are they similar..

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Oct 24, 2024


A victory over excess weight
a victory over excess weight is a major challenge because you must break the insulin addiction to get rid of all those extra pounds

Andrew Ivanchenko
Apr 11, 2024


Сhapter from the book "A Doctor's Notebook" (manual therapy)
Manual therapy eliminates pain (mostly in the musculoskeletal system) with the help of special hand movements. These movements release the block

Andrew Ivanchenko
Jul 19, 2023


Сhapter from the book "A Doctor's Notebook"
We all assume that business should come before pleasure; that is, one should spend most of their time and energy on work and relax

Andrew Ivanchenko
Jun 6, 2023


Andrew Ivanchenko's doctor's notebook, available in English / Russian, is here!
It is not easy to speak funny way about serious things, to talk in plain words about a complex subject, to explain medical topics easily.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Mar 18, 2017
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