by Dr. Michael B. Fisher | May 13, 2019 | Dr, Fisher's Blog
George Alger, host of Our Ventura TV, spoke with me recently about kidney health—and how managing our stress is critical to preventing, not only Chronic Kidney Disease, but the five great epidemics of the 21st century: obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular...
by Dr. Michael B. Fisher | May 8, 2019 | Dr, Fisher's Blog
Mother’s Day honors motherhood in the United States and at least 30 other countries. The word that comes to mind when I think about motherhood is love, although the feelings that one conjures up are quite complex. Nobody loves their children more than a mother, and...
by Dr. Michael B. Fisher | Apr 27, 2019 | Dr, Fisher's Blog
Members of my personal circle know that several months ago, after nearly five years of freedom from cancer, my final scan revealed another tumor on what remained of the lower left lobe of my lung. The cancer was very close to my heart and really presented a...
by Dr. Michael B. Fisher | Mar 31, 2019 | Dr, Fisher's Blog
For those of you who couldn’t attend our February 2019 workshop on “Having Your Donor Find YOU!” this 15-minute video summarizes the information presented by Harvey Mysel, founder of the Living Kidney Donors Network on how (and why and where) to tell you story so...
by Dr. Michael B. Fisher | Mar 17, 2019 | Dr, Fisher's Blog, Uncategorized
In the United States there are currently half a million people on dialysis. What these people actually need is a donated kidney. Unfortunately, the wait for a kidney from a deceased donor averages five to 10 years, depending on where you live. (Kidneys are donated...
