Skeptics are a bit like the grains of sand in an oyster.

Special Olympics is working to protect those inside Ukraine and those fleeing to neighboring countries.

Human are of paramount importance, but the health of animals is important as a part of human health.

The most powerful lobbying groups rarely have our best interests at heart.

 Just as we were on the cusp of eradicating polio from the globe we have a new outbreak.

The name of a disease often has greater implications than the disease itself.

Despite lots of advances in simulation, at some point trainees still need to learn on sick patients.

A new treatment with some unusual effects we need to understand before we agree to treatment.

Medical prior authorizations are intended to deter prescribing and save insurance companies money.  Their real impact is to decrease the quality of care for people with chronic diseases.

Orphan drugs are often exceedingly expensive which beg the question of how much should we pay for a drug and how do we measure effectiveness?