One of the more difficult things about surgeries and sickness is the secrecy that sometimes surrounds these things. In a culture that seems to worship youth as much as this one, any sign of deviation from perfect health can be seen as something unthinkable. In truth, of course, everyone is sick now and then, and [...]

Grand Slam tennis tournaments refer to four different tennis tournaments: The French Open, Wimbledon, The US Open and The Australian Open. They are called Grand Slams because in 1938 Don Budge won all four tournaments. The term originated from American writer Allison Danzig, who wrote that like a bridge player, Budge scored a ‘Grand Slam’ [...]

Google and the Cleveland Clinic are beginning a pilot project to link the health information for some of clinic’s patients with Google personal health records. The pilot project will last six to eight weeks, and involve less than 10,000 patients. The Cleveland Clinic has more than 100,000 patients and many of those are retirees who [...]