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Watch This Ad, Buy This Drug Apr. 19, 2023
Drug ads on TV are almost always annoying, and frightening, too, if you listen to the mandatory disc... Read More
Read This Now; Don't Wait Apr. 12, 2023
No one thinks procrastinating is a good thing. Well, almost no one. But a new study shows how it rea... Read More
Big Cannabis and the Research Agenda Dec. 17, 2022
"Find a new vice," my doctor told me. Smoking one joint a day, he said, increases your risk of lung ... Read More
In the End, Who's Best? Feb. 23, 2022
Researchers ranked 81 countries on how well their health systems provide for the physical and mental... Read More
Too Much of a Good Thing Nov. 10, 2021
For some strange reason, there are millions of us who believe that if a little of something is good ... Read More
In the Wake of the Pandemic, a Mental Health Tsunami? Nov. 05, 2021
There is no shortage of news, seemingly daily, of new or continuing human problems that have reached... Read More
Cancel Drug Patents When the Public Pays Oct. 19, 2021
Pope Francis is urging drugmakers to release their lucrative patents on coronavirus vaccines, allowi... Read More
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Technology? Oct. 15, 2021
I really don't like the idea that my smart phone is smarter than me — that it can do all these... Read More
What Nobel Prizes Say About National Greatness Oct. 08, 2021
It's Nobel Prize season. The just-announced 2021 winners in medicine/physiology are two Americans, D... Read More
Yes, We Really Can Save The Earth Sep. 23, 2021
Anyone who lives in the world of scientific reality — which we all do, although some like to p... Read More
Is Face Mask Skepticism Beyond the Pale? A Rational Debate Requires Acknowledging Both the Strengths and the Weaknesses of the Scientific Evidence Aug. 23, 2021
Like many Americans, I do not like wearing a face mask that hurts my ears, steams up my glasses and ... Read More
Don't Laugh Until You Try This Aug. 18, 2021
Researchers say that for patients with clinical depression who do not improve with antidepressant me... Read More
Climate Warnings Are No Longer Debatable. Fossil-fuel Culture Must Change Now. Aug. 12, 2021
How many times must the world's scientific community warn that climate catastrophe is coming before ... Read More
Sue the Chinese Communist Party for Coronavirus Destruction Aug. 05, 2021
Given the world's bitter experience with COVID-19, sane human beings know epidemics are major nation... Read More
Bankrupted by Medical Debt Aug. 04, 2021
American health care is too expensive. Exhibit A is a new study of Americans' medical debt published... Read More
The Number of Americans Living With Alzheimer's Is Growing Jul. 30, 2021
It is easy to lose track of other major public health concerns while the news covers the ongoing thr... Read More
You Can't Be Friends with Conservatives? Jul. 30, 2021
One of the most obvious misconceptions about liberals today is that they personify tolerance. The Ox... Read More
Swapping Skyrocketing Bad Behavior for the Joy That's Missing Jul. 16, 2021
Last week, I reported how what the American Institute of Stress refers to as "COVID Anger" appears t... Read More
Pandemic Linked to Fewer Deaths Jul. 14, 2021
Last year's lockdowns, which were enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19, may have saved up to 32,... Read More
Living With Pets Protects Children From Allergies Jul. 08, 2021
Q: We have several cats, and we provide foster care for kittens from a rescue organization. I am pre... Read More
