A New Direction

Photo Credit Jacopo Colombo/Getty Images As some readers have already discovered, The Times is discontinuing publication of The New Old Age blog. I join many of you in disappointment — but, to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of its death have been exaggerated. The blog, founded in 2008 by Jane Gross and anchored by me since… Read More »

There’s a Promising New Way to Treat Appendicitis That Doesn’t Involve Surgery

(CHICAGO) — When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead. A new study from Finland shows her choice is a reasonable alternative for most patients with appendicitis. Five years after treatment with… Read More »