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

Most people are familiar with the term “shooting the messenger”. This occurs when someone gets angry at receiving bad news. What is not [...]

It’s hard to head to a supermarket without seeing labels for organic foods. In 1996 about $3.5 billion was spent in the U.S. [...]

Burnout is a feeling of chronic stress that leads to emotional and physical exhaustion. It happens when you’re emotionally drained, overwhelmed, and unable [...]

There is a Latin phrase that goes “primum non nocere”. The English translation is “first do no harm”. This is meant to be [...]

On Aug. 12 there was a chicken recall due to Salmonella. On Aug. 17 there was a frozen shrimp recall due to Salmonella. [...]

It is interesting how medical news can get misinterpreted. I had a conversation outside of church this weekend. I was told that the [...]

Canaries used to be common in mines. They were used from about 1913 until the 1980s. They were more sensitive to carbon monoxide [...]

Physicians usually have a style of approaching patients. It is sometimes called bedside manner. Patients have certain expectations for the way they expect [...]

Many people are social drinkers. However, some individuals overuse alcohol and become alcoholics. The formal medical term for this is Alcohol Use Disorder.Opioid abuse has [...]