New York’s polio epidemic a century ago had many of the problems found in the response to Zika: false rumors, ethnic prejudice and ineffective measures.
The families of patients with advanced dementia are increasingly rejecting that feeding method. For one thing, there’s no evidence that it extends life.
Questions about penis size have become more common over the past decade, as my colleagues and I have all seen more overweight children coming in for physical exams, writes the pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass.
Studies suggest that the benefits of short-term treatment to control menopausal symptoms outweigh the risks — as long as it is started at or near menopause.