Contributor: The emergency in emergency medicine
Chaotic, backlogged, unwelcoming ERs are the canary in the coal mine of a dysfunctional healthcare delivery system riddled with misaligned incentives and priorities. …
Mosquitoes are breeding in pools in the Eaton fire area. Officials may not be able to control them much longer
Unmaintained swimming pools where mosquito breeding has occurred will get a first treatment, but there’s currently no money for additional treatments, according to vector control officials. …
A mysterious, highly active undersea volcano near California could erupt later this year. What scientists expect
Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only discovered its existence in the 1980s. …
You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here’s how
In ‘Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine,’ former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler offers a comprehensive guide to weight loss. …
Cancer diagnosis and a new book fuel questions about Biden’s decision to run in 2024
Former President Biden’s diagnosis has divided medical experts over the likely progression of his prostate cancer and resurfaced questions in Washington over his decision last year to run for reelection. …
Scott Adams reveals he has metastatic prostate cancer, the same as Biden: ‘100% not curable’
‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams has metastatic prostate cancer similar to what President Biden just announced. He alluded to using California aid-in-dying law. …