How To Speed Up Your Drive: Don’t Turn Left
Traffic engineers are learning that they can increase road efficiency and safety by eliminating left turns at many busy intersections, …
Rethinking Dementia (2021)
Dementia has a much wider range than most people think, and people with dementia are usually functional for years. An expert discusses …
Medical Notes: July 11, 2021
Officials are worried we may start seeing a spike in Covid cases soon and it could become serious by fall. Then, Have you lost your …
When Law Enforcement and Trauma Care Collide (2021)
Many patients arrive in the emergency room as a result of violence or car crashes—events in which police have an investigative interest. …
The Psychology of Procrastination (2021)
Most people procrastinate at least now and then. But when we put something off, we’re usually facing not a time management problem, but …
Medical Notes: Week of July 4, 2021
A study shows that even a mild case of Covid produces antibodies that are still going strong 11 months later. Then, Could flickering …
Growth Hormone For Short Kids
Thousands of parents take their children to doctors each year seeking synthetic growth hormone to cure their relatively short stature, …
Marfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome produces obvious physical symptoms such as extreme height, but its hidden symptoms, especially in the heart and eyes, …
Medical Notes: Week of June 27, 2021
Many of us have the picture of a Covid pandemic winding down, but for cancer patients treatment can still be hard to get. Then, evidence …
Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child
Each year, some 400 U.S. children over age one, most of them toddlers, die for no known reason. Families, longing for answers, often …
Tonsil Stones
Some people find that small “stones” are growing on their tonsils. They’re an accumulation of skin cells, food, and other debris. While …
Medical Notes: Week of June 20, 2021
A new study finds that organic meats are much less likely to be contaminated with foodborne pathogens. Then, fracking has been linked …
How Covid Masks Have Affected Children’s Language Development
Infants, toddlers, and grade school children use many cues to learn language. Some of them are visual, involving seeing the mouth move. …
Refineries and Their Neighbors: How Safe is the Air?
A recent report shows that more than a dozen refineries around the US are emitting benzene pollution into the air at higher levels than …
Medical Notes: Week of June 13, 2021
Pregnant women face many medical risks, but a study suggests a case of symptomatic Covid-19 can make birth even riskier. Then, a new …
Undiagnosed Mystery Diseases
Hundreds of patients nationally have diseases that have confounded doctors and yielded no diagnosis and no reliable treatment. Today the …
Tasty Food vs. Healthy Food: Finding A Balance (2021)
Many Americans believe that healthy food doesn’t taste good, and tasty food isn’t healthy. A chef who is also a cardiologist discusses …
Medical Notes: Week of June 6, 2021
Scientists have come up with a test that can tell in less than an hour whether you’re sick with a virus or bacteria. Then a study finds …
Missing The Goal of Herd Immunity
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, public health experts have looked to vaccines with the goal of creating “herd immunity.” Now it is …
Clinical Trials And Trust In Underserved Communities
Covid-19 is usually a respiratory disease, but it can affect virtually any organ in the body. The nation’s top kidney disease expert …
Medical Notes: Week of May 30, 2021
A large new study shows people are in more pain than ever before. Then, One of the hallmarks of diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s …
Keeping Generic Drugs Safe (2021)
Since the 1980’s, almost all production of generic drugs has moved overseas, where FDA inspectors have a much tougher time making sure …
Covid and Kidney Disease
Covid-19 is usually a respiratory disease, but it can affect virtually any organ in the body. The nation’s top kidney disease expert …
Medical Notes: Week of May 23, 2021
The stress of the pandemic on healthcare workers has been enormous, but a new study shows critical care nurses were already burning out …
