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Know Thyself, And Other Sayings Sep. 11, 2021
Read this column in its entirety on ChicagoTribune.com.Late last week, I researched ancient Gre... Read More
An Explorer Seeking New Experiences and Knowledge Aug. 12, 2021
I've had the great fortune of traveling the world for business and with my beloved family and close ... Read More
Cancel Culture and Wokeness Will Destroy Our Country Aug. 11, 2021
The enabling tool of what we call "cancel culture" or "wokeness" is language. People are put in cat... Read More
Concussed and Sleepless Apr. 28, 2021
People who experience a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, are more likely to develop a subsequent slee... Read More
Statins Are Not a Pain Apr. 21, 2021
One of the alleged side effects of statins — a popular class of drugs used to prevent deaths f... Read More
Hack to School Apr. 07, 2021
As schools reopen to in-classroom instruction, there may be a cautionary tale from Hong Kong. When c... Read More
Those Lyin' Eyes Mar. 24, 2021
The Eagles may have been singing about something else, but new research suggests that eyes are not n... Read More
Looking up From a Lockdown Mar. 17, 2021
Pandemic-related lockdowns have become associated with a host of personal and social ills, from lone... Read More
Cancer and the Heart Feb. 17, 2021
For patients who survive cancer, there may be lingering, unsuspected repercussions. New data from th... Read More
Take It With a Pinch of Salt Dec. 09, 2020
A growing number of commercial and homemade remedies suggest that you can control mosquitoes (OK, no... Read More
The Fungus Among Us Nov. 11, 2020
Viruses and bacteria aren't the only microbial pathogens that plague us. Fungal diseases abound, too... Read More
How Do You Stay Hydrated? Oct. 14, 2020
Water remains the drink of choice for most people, according to new data from the Centers for Diseas... Read More
The Year Just Flu By Aug. 12, 2020
Parents of kids under age 5 often schedule their child's annual checkup for around their birthday. T... Read More
Monkey See, Humans Do Jul. 29, 2020
Humans and monkeys share about 93 percent of their DNA. We think a lot alike as well. In experiments... Read More
The State of Caregiving Jul. 22, 2020
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States is an unpaid caregiver for an adult with health or other f... Read More
Changing E-Cig Tastes Jun. 03, 2020
In November 2018, under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, e-cigarette maker Juul annou... Read More
Heat Goes for the Heart May. 27, 2020
As global temperatures rise due to climate change, so, too, will cardiovascular-related deaths, acco... Read More
Stepping It up May. 20, 2020
We all know walking is wonderful exercise, especially as we age and other forms of strenuous physica... Read More
Racism Demands Education, Not Exile Apr. 25, 2020
The racist TikTok video that roiled a Georgia high school could have been a teachable moment. But ad... Read More
Caring About the Caregivers Mar. 18, 2020
Most family members and unpaid caregivers looking after older adults say they feel listened to when ... Read More
