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: A New Direction »

If You Read One Article About Guides, Read This One

The Types of Hospital Jobs It is crucial for you to know that there are very many and diverse jobs that are available in hospitals. There are many more types of jobs available therefore they require people of different professions to do them. Hospitals give jobs to both the clinical and non clinical personnel. The… Read More: If You Read One Article About Guides, Read This One »

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: There’s a Promising New Way to Treat Appendicitis That Doesn’t… »

They Say Sexual Assault, Kavanaugh Says It Never Happened: Sifting Truth From Memory

How do victims of sexual assault forge ahead without succumbing to the weight of a terrible memory? Dr. Hopper suggested that the answer may lie, in part, with how that memory is retrieved. “If you cling to an abstract, emotionally void description of an event and don’t label it ‘an attempted rape,’ then you can… Read More: They Say Sexual Assault, Kavanaugh Says It Never Happened: Sifting… »