A recent study in JAMA (JAMA.2008;300(10):1154-1164) found that fewer medical students are interested in internal medicine, the kind of primary care t... [Read More]

I have mostly tried to ignore televised convention (Democrat and Republican) coverage, instead choosing to read about it the next day.  However, I di... [Read More]

Reading through latest TIME magazine issue, there was a short but fairly enticing article entitled ‘The Moment - Day One: Back to School' that remin... [Read More]

This past Friday we learned that John McCain had selected Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his VP for the Republican ticket. Gee, that's just peachy.... [Read More]

Way to steal the spotlight from Obama! I was shocked this morning when greeted with the news that McCain had announced his VP pick - Alaska Governor... [Read More]

When I ask people why they don’t care to recycle or why they nonchalantly chuck coffee cups out their car windows, the most common response is one o... [Read More]

As this year's cohort of medical school applicants works on their secondary applications and gets ready for upcoming interviews, I thought I would pos... [Read More]

In June 2008 I warned UCI's Earth System Science department that if they didn't stop their blind pursuit of global warming scare tactics, they would s... [Read More]

Having visited Beijing last year for the first time since sixth grade, I was stunned at how quickly the city grew upwards. Skyscrapers competed with l... [Read More]

I find it amusing that we consider our cars to be extensions of ourselves on the road.  However, I don't find it as amusing when other drivers become... [Read More]