Your Child Has a Rash. Do You Know What to Do?
This is rash number 7 in the quiz below. Can you name it? by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Everyone with kids knows the drill. Your two-year old awakens you in the middle of the night with, “Mommy, I...
View ArticleFlu Shots: The Good and the Bad. Take the Quiz and Make Up Your Mind.
Photo by sylvar on Flickr. by James Hubbard, MD, MPH It’s as predicable as the change of the season. Come cold weather, you begin to see dire forecasts of the worst flu season. Will millions die this...
View ArticleSpring Survival Quiz
by James Hubbard, MD, MPH Springtime. It always reminds me of the cycle of life, rebirth, new beginnings. And, of course, it’s a time to get outside, to hike, camp, play … and spring clean. This is the...
View ArticleSpring Survival Quiz, Part II: Bites and Stings
by James Hubbard, MD, MPH We humans are not the only ones who become more active in the spring. This second of my two-part, true/false quiz on surviving the spring is all about bites and stings. The...
View ArticlePop Quiz: Do You Know How to Survive the Heat?
by James Hubbard, MD, MPH First question: What natural phenomenon kills more people in the United States than all other disasters combined? Answer: summer heat waves. If you have a heatstroke, you...
View ArticleDo Air Driers Help or Hurt When Drying Your Hands? Take the Hand Washing Quiz!
by James Hubbard, MD, MPH I’ve examined literally thousands of people with colds, flus, and stomach viruses in my time and have caught less than a handful (pun intended) of their infections. The...
View ArticleQuiz: Could You Survive a Bear Mauling?
A few weeks ago, Kenneth Steck, of Juneau, Alaska, was charged and mauled by a brown bear in Yakutat, Alaska. In the video below, he tells his story—fortunate to be alive. If you were in a similar...
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