People living with sickle cell disease should have a new option for treatment in the not-too-distant future. In addition to the blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants from healthy donors, a…
Despite the obvious cliché nature of the old adage, knowledge really is power. Technology and medical advancements give doctors and researchers more information than anyone could have fathomed even a…
A much-lauded piece of wisdom in engineering is that “failures teach more than successes.” While this might seem to contradict itself, I ask you to think back to your own…
When you hear your doctor say the C word, it feels like the whole world stops or launches into fast forward. I’ve spoken to many people who have had that…
Popular wisdom tells us that the first step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have a problem. This works for individuals, like alcoholics, thanks to William Griffith Wilson,…
Forty is the beginning of middle age. I remember when my father turned 40; everything was decorated black. Black balloons. Black streamers. Black icing on the cake. Actually, it was…
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about interdisciplinary projects. The idea is to put together people with different skillsets to address problems. The goal is for everyone…
I hear a lot of talk about technology these days. There seems to be a growing group of people who argue that it creates more problems than it solves. It…
It seems like copper is all the rage right now. A quick stop by any pharmacy shows copper-infused knee, ankle, wrist, and even back braces. Even the ironman of the…
The memories we have of growing up should be the type that we look back on and smile about. That is not to say that they all should be happy…
Americans prize the ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome obstacles. We like it when people are faced with seemingly insurmountable odds yet find a way to maybe not cheat the…
Persistence is a tricky thing. In Hollywood films, persistence pays off. The dorky kid keeps asking the cheerleader out while he’s helping her with her homework until she finally agrees…
There is a definitive group of people out there who love to hate on message boards and crowd-sourced information websites, like wikis. Their chief complaint is that anyone can put…
Developing drugs for the myriad diseases that afflict humans is a complicated process. Of course, the chemistry behind developing said drugs is complex. However, deciding what diseases and dysfunctions to…
While cliché, it is still true that children are the future. That is why it is so important that we find ways to protect them where we can and prepare…
Anyone who has had any contact with the United States' court system can tell you how overloaded and rushed it is. Criminal and civil trials will often have to be…
In Ancient Greece, you had to be part divine to be called a hero. Achilles' mother was Thetis, a rather minor goddess. Heracles’ father was a god you might have…
How does one raise awareness? Shouting on the street corner might work for a few hundred, or maybe even a few thousand, depending on how busy the corner is that…
There is a long-standing debate on the ethical ramifications of testing medical procedures and drug treatments on animals. One side argues that nothing can replace the valuable information gathered from…
What do you do when you are facing the unknown? We all have to at some point. And many of us will face the unknown while sitting in a doctor’s…
Causation vs. correlation. What does that even mean? If you ask your friend who majored in philosophy for a semester-and-a-half in college, you’ll probably get an explanation that sounds more…
Everyone knows that businesses compete. If two businesses are in the same market, they have to compete, right? If you choose to buy a Ford, then that means you didn’t…
Most people are familiar with the old adage, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” My grandmother used to go a bit further by pointing out, “But the greased wheel that…
Just days before Christmas 2016, the FDA gave a present to some of the children in the United States—they approved the first treatment ever to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).…
We’ve all heard the expression, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I once used it as an excuse to get out of drawing a new cover to Beowulf as…
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