Fat Paradox

Check our assumptions. Of course skinny people are healthier than fat people. Right? Maybe not. Obesity is bad, but so Continue reading →

Food As Medicine

Food is good. Food is necessary. Helping people eat right to maintain health or to counter ailments has been championed Continue reading →

Longevity Inequality

The good news is that we are living longer. The bad news is that “we” describes an average. It turns Continue reading →

We Are Living Longer

The fact that we are living longer is good news that can easily be taken for granted, and even overshadowed by Continue reading →

Less Cancer In California

The health impacts of pollution are hard to track. Changes in pollution can take years to show up as changes Continue reading →

US Health Care Costs Decline

US health care costs continue to rise, but much more slowly than before; and, if the trend continues, could actually Continue reading →

Preventable Deaths

It is easy to focus on the ailments displayed in the ads. Heart, head, and lung diseases kill many people Continue reading →

Xenotransplantation

Transplanting pig valves has become common, but major organs have been more difficult. Progress is being made to turn xenotransplantation Continue reading →