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 [...]

In 1978, the Love Canal in New York state became a national disgrace. Chemicals had seeped into the water. They had caused all kinds [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote a column about a patient with H. Flu epiglottitis. The patient’s level of carbon dioxide went up so [...]

We have heard about the riots that sometimes break out in Europe after soccer matches. Often we wonder why people can react so severely [...]

When I started medical school there were only four childhood immunizations. They were polio and DPT (diphtheria, pertussis/whooping cough and tetanus). Now we have [...]

Throughout history, public health measures have played an important role. Our Founding Fathers were big believers in those measures.Benjamin Franklin wrote a guide to [...]

Most adolescents see cell phones as a right. Parents understand that cell phones are a means of communication among adolescents. Therefore, both parents and [...]

I spent many years taking after-hours call for pediatrics. Some of those calls involved treating patients in the nursery. Some involved inpatients. Some involved [...]

Summer is upon us. It is time to start swimming. It is also time to pay attention to water safety. Drowning is the second [...]

One of my grandsons learned to dial 911 in kindergarten. He was so impressed with it that when he got home, he decided [...]