Red Wine May Not Be A Health Tonic, But Is It A Cancer Risk?
The evidence is clear: Alcohol can cause cancer. Earlier this month, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory, calling for alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label about cancer risk.
A WHO Exit Is A Huge Mistake
I believe withdrawal from WHO is a grave strategic mistake. Yes, the loss of one of WHO's greatest friends and funders would be a grievous wound to global health.
Meet the Boston Brain Doctor Who Lives a Double Life as a Best-Selling Author
Somewhere in Boston there is a doctor who treats disorders of the brain: a brilliant woman, a Harvard graduate, a mother of two. But she has a dark secret.
Highly Contagious Norovirus Cases Spike This Season
Norovirus cases continue to rise in the United States this winter, at levels higher than the same time period in previous years, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Fauci's Pardon: 'It's Really A Shame,' Public Health Officials Say
Members of the public health community are relieved that the pardoning of Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), protects him against inappropriate legal battles -- but they're disappointed it had to come to this, they explained.
Our Brains Are Filling With More And More Microplastics, Study Shows
A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their concentrations are rising.
Doctors Beware: How Vague Contracts Put Your Job At Risk
“Crappy doc” terminations. First, let me apologize for the use of legalese. Of late, I have been hearing concerning stories about physicians who were terminated from employment on the grounds of supposedly poor-quality care.