Most people are well aware of health related privacy laws. They fall under what is called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [...]

Over the years many new vaccines have been developed. Most have been required for school entry in children. Each time that happened members [...]

There is currently a great deal of controversy about what is taught in schools. It makes some people forget that many of the [...]

It is interesting to look at Thanksgiving through the eyes of the current pandemic. The Mayflower had 102 individuals aboard. By the first [...]

The third Thursday in November has traditionally been the Great American Smokeout. We hear less about it than we used to. That is [...]

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals focuses on hospital-related quality issues. One of their principles involves things called sentinel events. Their definition [...]

In 1994 the diagnosis of Asperger’s Disorder was noted for the first time. In 2013 the diagnosis was removed and became part of [...]

Approval has now been given for booster doses. However, that has come with some confusion. Part of that is related to the fact that the [...]

We have reached the time of year when flu shots are given. Most people think that all flu shots are the same. That [...]

A few months back I wrote a column about infections in early America. When the Europeans brought smallpox with them it wiped out [...]