Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of...
Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known...
Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy problem is complicated — but the various ways the crisis hurts most Puerto Ricans is unmistakable. Since...
It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain about mosquitoes. They swat away, sit...
Lewy body dementia was highlighted in the news twice this week with the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver from Lewy body dementia complications and the release of “Robin’s Wish,” a documentary about Robin Williams’ final years, when the actor lived with Lewy body dementia.
About 1 in 6 Americans are age 65 or older, and that percentage is projected to grow. Older adults often hold positions...
When I was younger, I would watch “Batman” on my black-and-white television after school. Usually, Batman would face either the...
Post-election protests are far from uncommon in Venezuela. In 2018, people took to the streets to contest President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection;...
It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields – acres upon acres of cultivated almonds,...
The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared...
Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70% or even 80% to 90% of a population. With some 30% of Americans telling pollsters they have no interest in getting vaccinated, that’s cutting it a bit close.