Dangerous Tattoos by Dr Theodore Dalrymple
An editorial in a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine drew attention to the outbreak of skin infection caused by tattooing. The bacteria that cause the infection are of the same family as that which causes tuberculosis. They are difficult to detect,... read more
Fifty Shades of Low Testosterone by Virginia Hopkins, MD
I’ve been trying to figure out why EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a runaway bestseller among women from twenty to seventy. (It’s been close to a year on the NY Times bestseller lists.) When I first started listening to it, I thought for... read more
Do You Get Sick?
I do get sick. But I haven’t in about three years. Here’s how I get sick. It’s a tried and true formula and it works every time. I sleep for less than six hours for three days in a row. I drink every night. I eat heavy dinners every night. I meet... read more
