Because Good Medicine Deserves Better Explanations
A forgotten folder. A cryptic label. And a quiet set of instructions that may have rewritten the rules of modern medicine. This story doesn’t start with a discovery—it begins with a cover-up. Not in a lab or at a press conference, but deep in the shadows, in an archive no one was supposed to search. … Read more
A young life, unraveled by a rare reaction to a common drug — and what it reveals about statins, mitochondria, and the quiet risks medicine often overlooks. Christopher Wunsch was 29 — healthy, ambitious, and thriving in a career he loved. As a critical care nurse, he knew the stakes of cardiovascular disease. So when … Read more
Smoke still curled from the wreckage at Pearl Harbor. Across the Pacific, the dead were still being counted—some drowned in burning ships, others incinerated before they could lift a rifle. In Washington, phones rang without rest. Advisers swarmed. The White House throbbed with urgency. Through it all, Franklin Delano Roosevelt sat at his desk, calm … Read more
In the summer of 1921, in a dim and dusty laboratory at the University of Toronto, a young surgeon with failing prospects and a second-year medical student began tying off the pancreatic ducts of dogs. What they were after was elusive—unseen, unnamed, and possibly imaginary. What they found would change the fate of millions. They … Read more
There’s a story I want to share. It’s true—but more than that, it’s revealing. It’s about what really shapes the food we eat—not just biology or taste, but something deeper: belief. Sometimes even religious belief, dressed up as personal preference or disguised as science. It begins with a doctor, a bowl of cereal, and a … Read more
