Disease

In plain language, “food is medicine” programs provide free, healthy food through clinical care to patients whose conditions may be affected by diet and who also struggle to afford enough food.

“Pope Leo said in his initial announcement of the impending surgery after praying the Angelus October 11 that doctors ‘found a small, localized nodule in my lung.

Pregnancy ordinarily lasts about 40 weeks, but roughly one in ten babies worldwide is born prematurely (before 37 weeks of gestation). The consequences can extend well beyond the delivery room.

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Britain's Sugar Rationing Became a Natural Experiment

While COVID’s arrival and the pandemic are happily in our rearview mirror, cultural and scientific questions surrounding COVID continue to reverberate.

If you read Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992), you may have lost a few nights' sleep.

Nowadays, it seems like everything causes cancer. A quick internet search reveals that dairy products increase the risk; the same goes for Teflon cookware, food preservatives, and sun exposure, among many others.

In February 2025, I wrote about the possibility of rabies making a comeback because of anti-vaccine rhetoric.