Disease

Mental illness still carries a stigma in society, particularly for those who suffer from a severe form, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

When it comes to story ideas, sometimes plenty of research and contemplation is involved. But sometimes, they just appear out of nowhere. Other times still, it seems that they just reach up and bite you.

I may be pathogenically biased, but in the world of germs, nothing is more frightening than viruses.

Although there are measles outbreaks occurring all over the world at the moment (sigh), Italy's outbreak is of particular concern. 

Last year, the U.S.

Watching an autopsy has a way of changing one's view on death. Every single one of us – rich, poor, white, black, male, female, religious, atheist – will one day be on a cold metallic cart with a tag on our toe.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause more than two million infections per year in the US, resulting in ~23,000 deaths.

It's impossible to keep up with every "alternative fact" or crazy conspiracy theory on the Internet. By the time a lie has circled the globe, the Truth has just put its shoes on1.

Pancreatic cancer. When news of this type of diagnosis is mentioned, those two words strike fear and dread in most every adult – whether family member or friend – who knows anything about cancer and survivability of its different forms.

Mention high blood pressure and most of the diet-conscious among us think "lower salt intake" to manage it.