This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of […]
Category: The Checkup
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Attentive readers might have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been trying to recover from a […]
This week has been an eventful one for America’s public health agency. Two former leaders of the US Centers for […]
Note for readers: This newsletter discusses gun violence, a raw and tragic issue in America. It was already in progress […]
This week I’m writing from Manchester, where I’ve been attending a conference on aging. Wednesday was full of talks and presentations […]
A lot of Americans don’t eat well. And they’re paying for it with their health. A diet high in sugar, […]
Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police […]
This time five years ago, we were in the throes of the covid-19 pandemic. By August 2020, we’d seen school […]
This week we welcomed a record-breaking baby to the world. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived over the weekend, developed from […]
It has been a grim few months for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community. There had been some excitement when, […]