In The Last Pew

Mosquitoes Are Winning

We've spent decades trying to kill mosquitoes. So why do they seem to be getting better at living with us?

The Missing Ingredient in Fighting Ebola

You can bring doctors, laboratories, and protective equipment to an Ebola outbreak. But you can't ship trust in a box.

The Choice Dementia Takes Away

Who should make the final decision about your death?  You, your family, your doctor...or a disease that slowly takes away your mind?

Evolution Never Saw this Coming

Your body was built for a world that no longer exists — and that mismatch might be making you sick.

In The Last Pew

When the family of a longtime patient invited me to her funeral, I found myself wrestling with a question I never addressed in medical school.