Thank you so much for writing. Your father was an incredible man. I would love to tell you more about what he meant to me (but perhaps not in this forum). My email is: [email protected] Read more

That's a great point. I hope we're able to figure out what titer level provides true protection against mumps. Read more

Yeah it's a weird phenomenon. Our vaccination schedule might look very different a few years from now... Read more

Good call. It's the NY Rangers. Read more

Thank you; this is really helpful info. One thing I'm curious about: Muslims can get an exemption if they're traveling. Does that exemption last the duration of the trip or just the actual days of travel? Read more

Agreed! Read more

Interesting stuff. My initial thought is that the 538 piece references a relatively small sample size (less than 100 really tall players drafted since 2000) whereas I reference a study that looks at over a thousand players and more than three thousand injuries over 17 years. Still an intriguing counterpoint to my… Read more

Sounds like you've been through a lot. The strangest thing is that study I referenced (Drakos, et al) which argues that there's no correlation between height and injury (they'd say the risk factor for getting hurt is simply playing basketball, not being tall, old, heavy, etc). It suggests that for every 7-foot center… Read more

Great question; I can imagine drawing a parallel with the kids who pitch year round from the time they're in Little League and eventually need Tommy John surgery. Read more

Can't imagine teams would have such asymmetric medical info going into the draft. Read more

Thank you. This is fascinating (although I can't vouch for its accuracy). Read more

I was wondering the same thing. Read more

Yes, Toxoplasmosis. One of the big debates in medicine is whether all pregnant women should be screened for Toxo. It can cause a congenital infection and a few countries (France and Austria come to mind) check for it, but most don't. There's a high rate of false positives with the screening test and it's not… Read more

Great question. Here's a good top ten list. (I'm gonna go with the vampire bat): Read more

My department is conducting one of the big trials with Truvada. It seems promising, but I'm still not entirely convinced that people will take a pill for a disease they don't have, especially when we believe these same people can't be bothered to reliably practice safe sex. Read more

In what context? Pre-exposure prophylaxis? Read more

Yes, you're reading correctly. Some of these conditions needed closer follow-up than others; it was probably wise to get the thing removed. Read more

Great question. It's certainly headed that way. This paper suggests trastuzumab, together with postoperative radiotherapy, would be beneficial for patients with salivary duct carcinoma. Read more

Make no mistake, chewing tobacco is really, really bad for you & causes all kinds of cancer. Just hasn't been shown to cause the kind Gwynn had. Read more

Thank you. I wonder if there's some formula (like Body Mass Index) that could predict if barefoot running is right for someone. I'm close to 200lbs and I can't imagine running without cushioning. But people who do swear by it! Read more