Disease

December is traditionally the biggest party month of the year, with Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations capped by New Year’s Eve.

 

John Batchelor and I discussed sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disorder predominantly affecting individuals of African descent, including African-Americans, of whom there are about 100,000.

“Things were bad, it was terrible.”   - Lucas Henneman, lead author and professor at George Mason University.  

 

What Is FBCA?

Since Covid hit, it's pretty much impossible to turn around and not be facing an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. We all use them without giving it much thought. But maybe it's time to give this topic some thought.

  A Church Choir Rehearsal

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a pump problem, and most treatments serve to strengthen the pump, reduce the volume needed to be moved or alter the piping (the arteries and veins) to accommodate the pump's failures.

Recently, my colleague, Dr.