Category: Medicine
“Ultracrepidarianism” — A Helpful New Word for a Problem in Science and Elsewhere
It alludes to an adage with roots in ancient Greece, “Let the cobbler not judge above the sandal.” That is, mind your own business.
Blood Pressure — And Genuflecting to Evolution
Systems biologists assume for the sake of research that a biological system under investigation is optimally engineered.
Bioethicist: Let Doctors Kill the Healthy by Harvesting Organs
At first, this proposed killing license was supposed to be limited to patients on the verge of death or the permanently unconscious.
Scientists Discover Nanotech for Blood Pressure
Dr. Howard Glicksman and host Eric Anderson walk through the discovery and explore how these high-tech blood pressure barometers, or “baroreceptors,” work.
Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”
There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality.