By Brad Broker Usually, it’s the kid who gets in trouble for playing with their i-device at the dinner table. But how about Mom and ...
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By Brad Broker On Star Trek, medical personnel were equipped with “tricorders.” Today, they’re called “iPhones” or “iPads.” Whatever you call them, almost all physicians ...
Read More »Terminal Cancer Patients Confuse Palliative Chemotherapy With Last-Chance Cure
By Brad Broker The official cause of my father’s death was prostate cancer. But it was only after the cancer metastasized to his bones that ...
Read More »U.S. Soldiers Have Mental Health Disorders Prior to Enlisting
By Brad Broker The leading cause of death among soldiers in the U.S. military is mental illness. In 2009, suicides by soldiers were the highest ...
Read More »Gender Gap: Do Male or Female Physicians Do More Housework?
By Brad Broker Here’s the scenario: Two physicians; one man, one woman. Same specialty, same full-time hours, same work responsibilities. Who does more housework? Seems ...
Read More »Generic Morning After Pill Now Over The Counter For All Ages
By Brad Broker Generic versions of emergency contraceptive drug Plan B One Step can now be sold over the counter – without restrictions – to women ...
Read More »Men Should Stop Taking Vitamin E Now; Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer
By Brad Broker Forget about taking vitamin E to ward off prostate cancer. That’s the message from researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in ...
Read More »Winning An Oscar Will Help You Live Longer
Life and death may be at stake at the Oscars. And we’re not talking about who might survive in Gravity or American Hustle. The real ...
Read More »Rand Paul Wants To Block Nation’s Top Doctor Over Gun Views
By Brad Broker Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday made it clear that he does not like President Obama’s choice for Surgeon General and plans to ...
Read More »Autism Declines By One-Third, But Only Due To New Definition
By Brad Broker A new study finds that Autism may decline by as much as one-third. But the reduction is not due to a cure ...
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