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MENTAL

Brad Pitt Believes He May Have an Inability to Recognize Faces, Prosopagnosia

Once again we are reminded that unusual neurologic disorders can be found in anyone and the latest to indicate he has a problem is a stellar actor.

ENVIRON

UN Panel Warns of the Dire Consequences of Climate Change

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest assessment on global efforts to address climate change and the dire consequences if we don't heed the warnings.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

A vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive technique to remove the uterus. Vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive surgery that benefits patients by having only a vaginal incision, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, reduced pain, and a shorter hospital stay.

DISEASES

Lysosomal or Lipid Storage Diseases, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Lipid storage diseases, or the lipidoses, are a group of inherited metabolic disorders in which harmful amounts of fatty materials (lipids) accumulate in various cells and tissues in the body.

New Alzheimer’s Drugs Will Worsen Inequality

Disclosure: I own a fraction of a share of Eli Lilly stock. We live in a very exciting time! Alzheimer’s medications that are more promising...

Jane Fonda Has Lymphoma. What Oncologists Want You to Know

I HAVE LYMPHOMA, OFFERS THE ACTRESS JANE FONDA. More specifically, she has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system. Fonda anticipates six months of chemotherapy.

In Sudden Cardiac Death, Time Is Memory

Time to defibrillation is a critical determinate of survival and neurological recovery.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Product Recall: Amiodarone HCl Injection, USP and Tranexamic Acid Injection, USP

Mylan Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Four Lots of Amiodarone HCl Injection, USP and Tranexamic Acid Injection, USP Due to Carton Label Mix-Up

CARDIO

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

At 7:28 a.m., the sidewalk was still damp from last night’s Seattle area rain. I stepped outside, tea still warming my throat, and began walking...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Gabor Maté’s Bizarre Ideas on Connections Between Stress and Disease

Gabor Maté’s issues are with evidence, not the West and with public health, not medicine, but who takes him seriously? Lots of otherwise smart people seem to…or maybe not.