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Tri, Tri, Again Jun. 05, 2019
For some years, physicians, engineers and sci-fi geeks have been trying to create a medical device s... Read More
Tweeter-Totter May. 01, 2019
A nationwide survey of 600,000 people found an uptick in the number of teens and young adults experi... Read More
Again: Vaccines Don't Cause Autism Apr. 24, 2019
Another major study, this one involving more than 650,000 Danish children, has found no link between... Read More
Origin of 'Gory' Misses Bull's-Eye Mar. 13, 2019
"The running of the bulls got off to a gory start." That was the first sentence in a CBS News report... Read More
Hedgehog Hygiene Hitch Mar. 06, 2019
The CDC is warning the public to be careful about playing with pet hedgehogs. A salmonella outbreak ... Read More
A Fortuitous Encounter With Al Michaels Feb. 06, 2019
During a recent NFL playoff game, veteran NBC sportscaster Al Michaels reported that an official's p... Read More
Medicine Goes to the Dogs, Precisely Feb. 06, 2019
Precision or personalized medicine is the mantra these days. It's the idea that medical science can ... Read More
Nothing to Sneeze At Jan. 30, 2019
Millions of people think they have a food allergy, and millions of people actually do — but ma... Read More
This 'Calling Card' Hasn't Expired Jan. 09, 2019
When a TV weather forecaster described a November blast of cold air as "winter's calling card," I wo... Read More
Poor Response Times Jan. 09, 2019
A national study comparing ambulance response times for cardiac arrest calls found that patients who... Read More
Words That Go Bump in the Night Dec. 26, 2018
As a young graduate student, I once took a flight to Minneapolis that left LaGuardia Airport in New ... Read More
The Twelve (Indebting) Days of Christmas Dec. 25, 2018
Dear Readers: Merry Christmas. We hope those who are celebrating the holiday are fortunate enough to... Read More
