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Does a Previous Overdose Make It Harder to Be "Put Under"?

21 Mar 2025

Anesthesia was my first clinical rotation in medical school and my introduction to pharmacology. One of my initial tasks was to administer a small dose of remifentanil, a fast-acting type of...

Voodoo Magic and the Mind-Body Connection

14 Mar 2025

Is it possible to be literally scared to death? Today, it’s commonly understood that mental stress and negative emotion can contribute to physical health problems including high blood pressure,...

Should You Get a Full-Body MRI to Check for Cancer?

7 Mar 2025

Cancer screening guidelines can be confusing on their own, with different recommendations for different groups. Add on a contentious political climate around healthcare and emerging private...

I’ve Been Wearing Sunscreen Wrong

7 Mar 2025

This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer.

Harm from Noise-Cancelling Headphones? More Questions than Answers

28 Feb 2025

Are noise-cancelling headphones making it harder for teenagers and young adults to understand speech in a noisy environment?

How We Know that Vaccines Are Safe

21 Feb 2025

“Senator, I support vaccines. I support the childhood schedule. The only thing I want is good science, and that’s it.” These words were spoken by Robert F.

Are Sex and Pickleball Keys to Longevity?

14 Feb 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Bit of a Fad

14 Feb 2025

There is a shell game at the heart of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy Again campaign, and it has to do with the mitochondrion.

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