"It was the neurosurgeons who fascinated me. When they explained what they could do surgically to help, I thought, I w…"

"I was a bookish kid. I spent long hours in the library reading everything I could find, histories, biographies, scien…"

"I was in my teens when our family faced a medical crisis. My grandfather, with whom I was very close, had a stroke an…"

"Panˈdemik/: pan means "all"; demic (or demographic) means "people." It is well-named, because pandemic flu spreads ea…"

"Experts say we are "due" for one. When it happens, they tell us, it will probably have a greater impact on humanity t…"

"When most people hear "flu," they typically think of . No doubt, seasonal flu can be deadly, especially for the very …"

"It is human nature to avoid being consumed by hypotheticals until they are staring us squarely in the face."

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"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"