Bee Wary of Tales of the ‘Beepocalypse’

Bees die. A lot. They die in the winter, they die in the summer. Sometimes they die in one area, which is what happened in 2006. Why? Well, it could be stress. Or that beekeeping has become a fad, where amateurs are bungling their backyard hive. So there’s...

Rating Doctors Like PCs: Bad Idea Needing a Reboot

A new trend among health care systems is posting patient evaluations of staff physicians, or “doctor report cards.” This is a bad idea, as professional qualities of care, knowledge and compassion (much less outcomes) are not amenable to Yelp-like reviews...

2 New Alzheimer’s Studies Show Disappointing Results

Simple lifestyle interventions are a tempting target to stave off cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, two new studies appearing in JAMA show no discernible benefit from exercise activity nor from omega-3 or vitamin supplementation. Continue reading...

Clearing Itself, EPA Again Weakens Public’s Trust

First, the EPA bungled the mine disaster in Colorado, polluting a beloved river. Now, it’s getting even tougher to believe its officials, when earlier this week the agency announced that an internal investigation of a separate matter cleared itself of...

Hoosiers’ Homework: How to Be Student Salt Smugglers

It appears that some Indiana school children may be forced to create a secret smuggling web. Does it involve drugs, or other contraband? No. They’re doing it just to get through their midday meal. Do we want to raise a generation of students who worry they...

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