As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any…
Category: Anthropology
Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide
Following an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Aug. 3, 2026, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, received attention for calling Dr. Anthony Fauci an “absolute coward” and…
How does ‘Salmonella’ contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread
Does it feel like Salmonella is contaminating everything these days? From the food you eat and the pets you love to the surfaces you touch and the recreational areas you…
‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule
You’ve probably heard it for years, every time you get a prescription for antibiotics: “Make sure to take all the pills.” Traditionally, clinicians have given two reasons for these strict…
Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries
Chinese esports player Jian “Uzi” Zi-hao was more than a star “League of Legends” player: He was so talented that his team structured its entire strategy around his abilities, funneling…
Dementia care navigators help Coloradans get the support they need
Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as…
Dementia care navigators help Latino Coloradans get the support they need
Latino Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as…
‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide
A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that his father-in-law had been rushed to the hospital after eating some wild honey brought back from the hills of…
Extreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limit
When a wildfire threatens a community, most people don’t think to ask whether the firefighters coming to help slept enough the night before, recovered from the previous day’s shift or…
FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival
For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died…
