A casual comment by a colleague came out of the blue: “I am just tired of the pandemic, tired of the political discourse, tired of this...

An international chess game is brewing as Russia has positioned more than 100,000 troops close to the border with Ukraine. Any further...

A classic laboratory experiment involving rodents goes something like this. These smart little caged rats quickly figure out if they...

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The most reprinted newspaper editorial in the English language appeared in the September 1897 New York Sun when eight-year-old Virginia...

Our world plummeted down the rabbit hole of chaos in March 2020 when the nightmare of COVID disintegrated our daily lives. With the...

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We're playing the same risky game with a deadly pandemic. We know what works. We know how to institute a game-winning strategy, but in...

Troubling times. With COVID we have taken many steps forward toward eradicating this plague, yet now we are taking steps backward as...

We have become too complacent about the risks from COVID. The results can be disastrous. Let's look at some prudent guidelines.

What can you do now to avoid the bitterness that can divide a family for generations? As we slowly emerge from the fog of COVID-19, the...

More Lessons in the Key of Life The time, 1953. The place, the Hollywood Golf and Country Club in Deal, New Jersey, a prestigious, iconic...

Okay, we all know the punchline. The only way to get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. But let us drill into the lives of...

Mayo Clinic doctor uncovers the truth about wearing a mask Let me start with the bottom line: Those of us who have been wearing masks...

I was recently interviewed for a unique podcast hosted by Brilliant Miller, who has an incredibly fun, fresh style. He started the School...

Where should you put your attention in a post-COVID world? As we slowly stumble out of the pandemic fog and try to find our way in a...

Wrong. As more states in the US open vaccination to anyone and everyone, we need to be mindful of the new rules. Just browse the Facebook...

Our nightmare of death and misery is over a year old now. We live with spikes and plateaus, shots and deniers, masks and distancing,...