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Walmart and Abduction: America's Favorite Things! Feb. 08, 2024
Sometimes I can't tell if I'm overly trusting or if the world is the opposite, and here's a perfect ... Read More
We Made Kids So Safe That It's Hurting Them Jan. 25, 2024
Kids need to climb trees, jump off things and ride their bikes fast. That's what the Canadian Paedia... Read More
This Fall, Don't Fall Nov. 08, 2023
In 2021, according to the latest data from the CDC, 100 older adults (age 65-plus) died from falls e... Read More
The Many Roadblocks to Living Longer Oct. 27, 2023
The news was shocking. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that life ... Read More
As Far as 'Good Deaths' Go, This One Ranks up Top Oct. 14, 2023
Skydiving can be deadly. Just look at Dorothy Hoffner of Chicago, who died recently after tandem jum... Read More
Dead on Arrival Aug. 30, 2023
Maternal deaths during pregnancy or in the year after childbirth are on average 10 times higher in t... Read More
Weight Loss and Aging Aug. 25, 2023
The older we get, it seems the harder it is to lose weight. And the majority of us fight this battle... Read More
What You Drink Matters Aug. 18, 2023
For all of us, what we choose to drink makes a difference. A new study highlights how important drin... Read More
The Democratic Party's Risk Aversion Is Harming Us All Oct. 14, 2022
Human beings differ in how much risk they will accept. Thus, as an analyst I quoted in a recent colu... Read More
Keeping Abreast of Heart Disease Risk May. 04, 2022
Routine mammograms often reveal calcifications in the breast — bright white lines snaking thro... Read More
Turning a Corner, Away from Excessive Risk Aversion Apr. 01, 2022
It feels like we're turning a corner. Since the beginning of the calendar year, a lot of things have... Read More
The Ancients Understood Doomscrolling Mar. 03, 2022
Think of the Talmud as the Jewish sort of Guide to Life, an ancient text written by rabbis chewing o... Read More
Who Takes on the Job of Breaking Generational Traumas? Jan. 23, 2022
When the silhouette of a car fills the rearview fast enough to catch your eye, there's speed involve... Read More
Vaccine Passports Are Wrong for America Dec. 01, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines are an effective tool in protecting people from serious illness and death. Vaccine... Read More
The End of Risk and the End of Civilization Oct. 20, 2021
Human beings aren't great at assessing risk. In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversk... Read More
Let Life Resume Oct. 13, 2021
America remains bound by often extreme pandemic restrictions. The Centers for Disease Control and Pr... Read More
You're Saving. Should You Be Investing, Too? Aug. 18, 2021
Dear Carrie: I've always been a good saver, and now at 29 with a steady job, I have a fairly sizable... Read More
It's Time To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine if You've Done These Things Aug. 07, 2021
Well, here we are. It's like asking a kid to empty the dishwasher. The kid stalls and whines, and yo... Read More
The Job Isn't Done in Afghanistan Until Interpreters Are Ferried to Safety Jul. 09, 2021
America owes a debt of gratitude to the Afghan interpreters and other support staff who put their ow... Read More
Get Out Now! Jun. 11, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I've been dating a guy for almost two years now. We started dating in high school, and ... Read More
