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A Different Kind of Twindemic Mar. 15, 2023
Twin births have been in decline in the U.S. for the last decade, falling roughly 3% per year, after... Read More
At-home Flu Tests Mar. 01, 2023
By now, many (perhaps most) Americans have used and become comfortable with the idea of at-home test... Read More
Losing Sleep Over Glaucoma Feb. 22, 2023
When glaucoma is undetected and untreated, it can lead to blindness from the progressive loss of ret... Read More
Seeing Dog Days Ahead for Science Feb. 03, 2023
American humorist Dave Barry once observed that "you can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog... Read More
Drug Price Cap, but Not Hospital or Doctor Bills Feb. 01, 2023
More than 63 million Americans are covered by Medicare. Here's the good news: By 2025, they'll pay n... Read More
The 'M' in MD Doesn't Mean 'Man' Jan. 25, 2023
A recent study found that women physicians were more than twice as likely as their male colleagues t... Read More
Resist the 'Climate Change' Power Grab Jan. 19, 2023
The World Economic Forum insect overlords have convened in Davos, Switzerland for their annual confa... Read More
The Scoop on Scoping Jan. 18, 2023
The first randomized trial of colonoscopy screening is out and, well, it's a complicated picture. Th... Read More
The Great Winter Hexagon Jan. 17, 2023
Week of January 22-28, 2023 If you've ever quit an evening of stargazing in frustration because you... Read More
Windows to the Heart Jan. 11, 2023
Using artificial intelligence tools, researchers studied retinal scans of 88,000 participants in a s... Read More
Good Things Come to Those Who Weight Jan. 04, 2023
OK, it's a new year, so this probably means you're back at the gym reintroducing yourself to staff. ... Read More
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star... Jan. 03, 2023
Week of January 8-14, 2023 It began as a five-verse poem called "The Star" that appeared in the 180... Read More
TB Effects TBD Dec. 28, 2022
This is one of those silver lining sorts of things: The COVID pandemic appears to have at least temp... Read More
Return of the Great Celestial Hunter Dec. 27, 2022
Week of January 1-7, 2023 One of my favorite constellations in all the heavens has made its grand r... Read More
The Naysayers are Wrong: Fusion Will Change the World. Dec. 23, 2022
A government laboratory, after decades of tireless effort and many a disappointment, announces that ... Read More
Noncommunicable Diseases Communicated Dec. 21, 2022
We tend to pay more attention to contagious diseases like COVID, tuberculosis and AIDS, which infect... Read More
Fatherhood Changes Men's Brains Dec. 14, 2022
Various studies have shown that the brains of women who become biological mothers change: Structures... Read More
Amen to Good Heart Health Dec. 07, 2022
A new study suggests that participating in religious activities, from church services to private pra... Read More
C as in Checkup Nov. 30, 2022
Hepatitis C can be a devastating disease, leading to liver failure, cancer and death, if untreated. ... Read More
