In a surprising turn of events, the Advisory Committee of experts on Biogen’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab recommended against FDA approval of the drug…
Slightly more than a year ago now, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more…
Well, I won’t try that again. Last week, I found myself bent over a table, resting my head on pillows as a doctor injected…
Last September, long before COVID-19, quarantines and national lockdowns, I visited a memory care facility in Princeton, New Jersey. A friend worked there and…
Hours feel like days. Days feel like months. And months? Well they can feel like a decade. Particularly when you are awaiting the restart…
A few years ago, I had a minor heart attack. I had persistent soreness in my upper left back and, on a whim, I…
The response was disappointing but not particularly surprising. Earlier in the day, I had sent a quick email to check in with the staff…