Apr 19, 2020 | Blog
A 10-year-old boy from Liberia entered Mass General Hospital in Boston just before the COVID-19 pandemic. He was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia, an uncommon bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone. This massive...
Mar 29, 2020 | Blog
I had a conversation with a bird last week. I’m not Dr. Dolittle, although my wife calls me that sometimes when it comes to doing housework. I asked, “Mr. Bird, why are you singing so much?” He said, “It’s springtime, don’t you...
Feb 29, 2020 | Blog
Signs of spring are slowly arriving. The buttercups are opening up. The rose bushes are covering their thorny stems with new leaves. Trees will soon begin to bud and pollen will begin to fall. Robins will arrive. It will not be long before hummingbirds make their...
Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
Outside of your family, who would you name as the most important person in the world? Let’s imagine you have been chosen to honor that person by preparing or by having a meal prepared for him or her. Also, you are invited to dine with that person. Imagine the...
Sep 23, 2019 | Blog
It was a warm sunny day in Houston, Texas, on September 12, 1962. John F. Kennedy stood before 40,000 people in the Rice University football stadium to deliver a speech that helped launch American astronauts to the moon. Most Americans were not convinced that we...
