Opinion

  • The Ferris Bueller variant

    The Ferris Bueller variant

    It happens every year around this time. The morning sun rises, the school bus gears grind in the distance, and suddenly, your perfectly healthy child is struck down by a mysterious, fast-acting pathogen.


  • A rhude awakening …

    A rhude awakening …

    Growing up in Michigan, you learn to accept certain universal truths. The winters last until May, the potholes can swallow a Honda Civic, and rhubarb is a weed.


  • Reclaiming ‘adult’ for good

    Reclaiming ‘adult’ for good

    Everybody knows what it means to be an “adult.” Linguistically speaking, it’s the period of life that follows “juvenile” and simply means “fully developed and mature,” according to Merriam-Webster.


  • Missing in plain sight

    Missing in plain sight

    I recently read an article about a woman named Joyce Carol Vincent who was found alone in her apartment— three years after passing away. It got me thinking about how fleeting life is, but also how we can be surrounded by people, cameras and social media, yet every day whole…


  • Ban the pull-tab

    Ban the pull-tab

    As we approach a holiday season centered largely around food, I am once again finding myself increasingly irritated by the safety pull-tabs found on nearly all our food products.


  • Generic competition shouldn’t come at the expense of patient safety

    One of the great triumphs of health policy is America’s generic drug market. Nine out of ten U.S. prescriptions are filled with generics. That overwhelming share saves patients and taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars annually — and fuels innovation. Pharmaceutical companies know that their exclusivity on new therapies won’t…


  • Like nails on a chalkboard

    Like nails on a chalkboard

    Do you have a hobby you aren’t very good at?


  • What’s left when you’re gone?

    What’s left when you’re gone?

    Recently two of our neighbors passed away. Oddly, in the few years we have lived in Cheraw, SC, we have lost four of our neighbors. My husband and I are not the sort to go out of our way to chat with the neighbors, but we do keep an eye…


  • Turning a curiosity-driven discovery into lifesaving tests with the aid of patent rights

    At the University of Wisconsin-Madison and research institutions across the nation, researchers are working every day to unlock breakthroughs in medicine, robotics, artificial intelligence, and more.


  • How to manage anxiety in your relationships

    How to manage anxiety in your relationships

    Do you struggle with a lot of stress and anxiety in your relationships? It can be challenging to manage your relationships and your mental health. As a result, here is some healthy relationship advice when you are with someone.


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