Disease

Here's a strange one.

Fibromyalgia “is a multifaceted syndrome,” for patients, presenting with a range of symptoms from pain to fatigue, cognitive impairment, and body discomforts found in other conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome.

In the movie Pressure, General Eisenhower must time the D-Day invasion based on a forecast predicting a window of tolerable weather over the English Channel.

September 11 Did Not End That Morning

September is National Vascular Disease Awareness Month. I would be remiss as a lapsed vascular surgeon not to speak about the disease afflicting the patients I have cared for over 30 years.

Looking Under the Molecular Hood

I recently wrote about a nonsensical study claiming that artificially sweetened drinks contribute to cognitive decline. It was nonsense.

What is Myopia 

I’ve been called a few choice names before, but “muckraker” was a new one. This was hurled at me after a talk I gave in which I had criticized RFK Jr.’s scientific acumen, and it was clear from the tone that this was not meant as a compliment.

In matters of vaccine science, immunology, and virology, there are several schools of thought. For convenience, I'll divide them into two categories: “Paul Offit” and “wrong.”