In 1900 Sir William Osler was known as “The Father of Modern Medicine.” He had a famous quote that went: “He who knows syphilis knows medicine.” The meaning of that was that the symptoms syphilis could produce were [...]

I have worked in many organizations that had mission statements. Straying too far from the mission might result in long term problems. Knowing the mission is a little different than fulfilling it. For example, I often give talks [...]

In the past I have written about the human genome. The genome is the name for the makeup of our chromosomes. One article was on using it to diagnose cancer. Another was on how evolution changed the genome [...]

We all know that loud noises can be harmful to our hearing. What we sometimes forget is how to tell if the noise is too loud. We know that normal conversation is at about 60-70 decibels. Unless you [...]

The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (DSA of DE) is thrilled to announce the 14th Annual Days of Summer Camp for individuals with Down syndrome will be held at three locations throughout the state – Milton in Sussex County, Magnolia [...]

Most people know that I had a career in Air Force medicine. However, most of them do not know why I chose to do so. In addition, people do not know that I decided to be a pediatrician [...]

Automobile manufacturers are making an ever increasing number of electric vehicles (EV). Some people love them. Some people hate them. The primary purpose of the vehicles is related to climate change. However, one may wonder what the impact [...]

It is hard to watch a movie of the Old West without seeing a scene set in a saloon. Watching movies about England always seem to have scenes in pubs. One might wonder why that is the case. [...]

Accidents are never planned. However, there are ways of planning that can make the problems in an accident be minimized. An example of that is an injury to someone who is alone. When medical help arrives, they will [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in the conversation in many areas. One might wonder what impact it might have on medical practice. There are a number of areas that AI can be useful in medicine. For example, there [...]