I continue to be amazed by science. The ability to predict to the second when an eclipse will occur at a specific location in the world, the know-how to build a jetliner that requires the cohesive...
"Tangerine trees and marmalade skies" are to be found in the lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," one of the Beatles' greatest hits. Some have claimed that the first letters of Lucy, Sky and...
The fear of needles is a remarkably common phobia. According to different studies, it is reported in 14 to 38% of adults and in 33 to 63% of children. Even those of us who simply dislike injections...
In the early hours of April 15th, 1912, over the course of 2 hours and 40 minutes, the RMS Titanic sunk. It鈥檚 believed that upwards of 1500 people died in the accident, however, amongst the...
If you鈥檝e read the article I wrote about why patients are allowed to drink clear fluids but not eat before surgery you鈥檒l know that I recently had surgery to repair the ACL and meniscus in my left...
The words had hardly left President Trump鈥檚 mouth when FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn strode to the podium and politely walked back Trump鈥檚 claim that a drug that is effective in the treatment of...
The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. is under pressure to fast track drugs that may be helpful in the treatment of COVID-19. Remdesivir, originally approved for Ebola, may be helpful, as...