A George Washington Law School professor is suing the University of Denver for more than $100,000 for damages associated with a broken heel she suffered while accepting an award on their campus in 2011. In the lawsuit, Dinah Shelton claims that she broke her heel after stepping off a podium platform that was “unreasonably small […]
Gradual Change Needed When Switching Running Shoes
A recent 10-week study found that 10 of 19 runners who switched to the Vibram FiveFingers running shoe showed signs of foot bone injury, while only one in 17 runners who wore conventional shoes exhibited the same injuries. Background To understand the effects of the Vibram FiveFingers shoe, researchers divided recreational runners into two groups. […]
Clinical Data Vastly Underreported
A British physician is hoping to change the future of medical research by asking pharmaceutical companies to document every clinical trial study they conduct. Ben Goldacre believes doctors are only “imagining that we’re practicing evidence-based medicine” because less than half of all clinical studies ever get published. Goldacre says that there are many reasons why […]
The Science of the Food Industry, Part 1
You see them every time you walk down the soda aisle in your local grocery store. The big names like Coke and Pepsi sit right at eye level, while their lesser known counterparts like Sam’s Choice, Jolly Good, and Shasta line the bottom rack. While there may be a slew of reasons why Coke and […]
Steven Schwaitzberg: A Universal Translator for Surgeons
Note: This is a guest blog by Bowei “Lulu” Song As a pre-med student majoring in Biochemistry and Psychology at the University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences, it is a dream of mine to become a surgeon. My passion for surgery was truly ignited when my mentor, Dr. Silverman, first brought me into the […]
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