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There is a gender pay gap in medicine.

It is a sad day for family and fans of musician Tom Petty. As per multiple news outlets, the legendary rocker died today at the age of 66 after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest last night. 

As I mentioned in previous articles in this series - "Marathon Lessons From A Novice" - I am running my first marathon in a few weeks (gulp.) 

Peer review has been around since I can remember, but that doesn’t shed light on its history that features interactions with the technology and forms of sharing information, with censorship, the rise and fall of generalists and polymaths and conce

Finally, a bit of science, even if it is observational in the continuing drumbeat around opioid use and misuse.

It's that time of year again - time to get the flu shot. In case you are wondering when is the best time to get your flu shot, please read here. 

In the United States, we don't talk about rabies very frequently. But September 28th was World Rabies Day. So, we want to revisit the topic of rabies, and some aspects of it that are lesser known. 

Using a Twitter post, actress of Seinfeld and VEEP fame, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, announced she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer:

A few years ago we were told that something as basic as drinking coffee conferred benefits upon those with Parkinson's disease. But after closer inspection and expanded study, that conclusion has been withdrawn.

In a statement released to the media by Playboy Enterprises, the iconic founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, is dead at the age of 91.