Farouk Kabbara

To the Editor, Patients with β-thalassemia are at high risk for osteoporosis driven by a complex interplay of chronic anemia, iron overload, endocrine dysfunction, and marrow expansion [1]. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) in this population and guiding treatment decisions.

Brain's plasticity is the brain's extraordinary ability to change and rewire itself in response to external environment. I've tried to explore the boundaries of brain plasticity to address some very challenging issues particularly our high anxiety levels. You hear the word anxiety, you think "It's a disease. I have it. I don't know how to get rid of it." One of the first things that I wanted to do was flip the script on our whole mindset around anxiety. Anxiety is a normal human emotion.