There are a finite number of medical things to write about for Christmas. For that reason, I beg your indulgence as I dust [...]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased in frequency over the years. Some of that is due to better diagnosis. Some of that has [...]

There are several layers to our ability to think as rational human beings. They are based on our experiences and education. Those things [...]

On Thanksgiving we celebrate the feast that the Plymouth colony had with the Wampanoag tribe that lived in the area. The story goes [...]

The Emergency Room is a busy place. There are lots of opportunities for things to fall through the cracks. A study published in [...]

When my mother was a child she caught diphtheria. She was able to survive. However, two of her siblings died from the same [...]

I was ushering at one of our weekly Saturday evening Masses. I greeted one of the widows attending the Mass. She told me [...]

Halloween is a fun time for children. We sometimes forget about the origin of the celebration. November 1st is All Saints Day in [...]

Sigmund Freud proposed many ideas as part of his psychoanalytic theory. Many of those ideas involve psychological defense mechanisms that humans use. One [...]

I was doing my monthly pediatric review material and came across BRUE. I looked at it and said what the heck are they [...]