The Disappearance of Your Fingerprints
The absence of these identifying marks—which can be the result of excessive typing, manual work, chemotherapy, or sports—is becoming more of an issue in the age of biometrics.
Can GenX Afford To Retire?
Often called “the forgotten generation,” Gen X is approaching retirement with some unique challenges
Rock Star Medicine
Doctor Taylor Burkholder at a music festival in California last summer. As an emergency medical doctor at USC, he said he loves working festivals because of the fast pace and interesting cases. The perks aren’t bad either.
Transdermal Patches + Heat = Danger
A six-month investigation into adverse events and transdermal patches led to an FDA investigation and a black box warning on Fentanyl patches
Dude Invites Philly To Watch Him Eat a Chicken. Why?
Alexander Tominsky said that eating a chicken every day was an act of courage in homage to a city known for suffering, and should be …
Migraine Patients Often Don’t Receive Migraine Meds in ED
Patients with migraine who presented to the emergency department (ED) typically did not receive migraine-specific medications, but instead were given anti-nausea medications and over-the-counter drugs …
Finding BugMan
Four-year-old Rebecca Varney loved bugs. Dr. Vernon Lewis helped inspire that love into a career.
Climate change is altering the smell of snow
Its scent is getting stronger as both the atmosphere and the land get warmer, researchers say