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.
Medicine and Science
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
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
Why do we love the way autumn smells? It’s not about pumpkin spice
There’s something about the scent of fall that people clearly want to capture and remember.
What Extending the Lifespan of Dogs Could Mean for Human Aging
Researchers with the Dog Aging Project hope to unlock the secrets of human aging
‘Extra Life’ Series Traces Our Astonishing Gains in Life Expectancy
The new PBS four-parter examines scientific and medical innovations that have conquered some of the deadliest diseases