by Shelley Ross | May 3, 2015 | Archives
Scientists who invented new technology behind gene-editing had, themselves, recently called for a ban on its use, fearful that tinkering with human DNA could open the door to untold horror stories in changing the human race. Oh ye of little faith. Last month a team...
by Shelley Ross | May 3, 2015 | Archives
A decade-old study shows the inexpensive drug, metformin, is safe and effective in preventing diabetes in adults at high risk for developing the disease. So why aren’t more doctors prescribing it? That’s the question posed by Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS,...
by Shelley Ross | Apr 24, 2015 | Archives
TV DOC SAYS HE WISHES HE COULD TAKE BACK SOME SEGMENTS On his syndicated television show and in an interview on NBC’s Nightly News, Dr Mehmet Oz addressed the doctors who are calling for Columbia University to terminate him from his faculty post, calling him a...
by Shelley Ross | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
Calling him a quack, a fake and a charlatan, a group of doctors Wednesday asked Columbia University to remove television talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz from his position of Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. On Friday, Dr....
