accidents

President Jimmy Carter is recovering from surgery for a broken hip sustained after a fall at home.

Given unintentional injuries are the #1 cause of death among people ages 1 to 44 with 97% to 99% of those caused by our own errors and mistakes (e.g.

We all know the age-old philosophical classic, “If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Thanks to Snowmageddon currently preoccupying the Northeast, I can now definitively answer this question. YES!

For pediatricians, it is hard to imagine a week going by without a child accidentally or intentionally ingesting some random substance.

Monday was my first day at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). In an effort to be a welcoming colleague, Dr. Josh Bloom, Senior Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, called me on the phone.

Ever since our late president Dr.