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The appearance of FDA-approved gene therapies in the arsenal of disease treatments is at the top of the list of exciting health and science advances of 2017. 

JAMA Internal Medicine published a sad, unsurprising study regarding hemodialysis (dialysis) in undocumented immigrants.

Once upon a time, a corporate grant was the ultimate status symbol for a university scholar. Companies don't spend money foolishly and a corporate grant was a sign that you were esteemed in your field.

I had a wonderful time filming at CUNY-TV studios this week in New York City for Smith and Sabatino TV and Radio about the state of medical practice today.

Homeopathic treatments can be bought almost everywhere. They're the ones that are likely labeled as "natural remedies" and have pictures of grass or leaves on them.

We've been hard at work this year informing you of the latest developments in biomedical science, debunking junk science and bogus health claims, and explaining the science behind the headlines.

This year, I don't want you to go to the doctor. That seems obvious. Most people go to the doctor when they are ill, and I don't want you to be ill or have an accident. But I don't want you go to the doctor even if you are well. 

Ah, snake oil — the sobriquet we use to label a variety of fundamentally useless nostrums that are sold to the gullible to prevent, treat or cure a variety of ailments. Now we have another, genuinely snake-derived item, rattlesnake pills.

There are a lot of tough moments in the first year of parenting. Topping the list is the first stomach flu, first long trip and first shots. Right up there on the list is teething.

First, your body betrays you. The muscles that you once relied upon for movement and so many forms of self-reliance begin to weaken, then wither. You are unable to write. Your world closes in on you.