The first time I heard about Formula One was when I saw my husband playing Grand Theft Auto on his PlayStation. A car very close to the ground and goes really fast. The second time I heard about Formula One was when we visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in…

Is it safe to take aspirin during pregnancy? Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , pregnant women should avoid taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after week 19, likely due to the concern of rare fetal kidney problems and reduced amniotic fluid [1]. The…

(Long sigh) this is one sick and twisted and unethical story. Our Father (2022) is a new documentary recently aired on Netflix about how a simple DNA test unveiled the evilness of a fertility doctor in Indiana. And yes, it is a true story and THE doctor is Dr. Donald…

Just finished watching Catch Me If You Can again. Wow. How smart do you have to be to pay attention to all details and become a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer? How persistent do you have to be to know everything about checks? Leonardo DiCaprio played this amazing kid…

Oh my god! I just finished a scary movie that was scarier than the Scary Movie (2000). Arrhythmia. An abnormality of electrical impulses in the heart, causing irregular heartbeats. Hemochromatosis. An excess accumulation of iron in the bloodstream, causing rashes and nausea. Asthma. An inflammation of the airways in the…

Johnson and Johnson is the world’s largest and highest-paid pharmaceutical and medical device company. It is well known for consumer products like Band-Aids, Baby Powder, and Tylenol. What have they been up to? Since 2016, J&J acquired Abbott Medical Optics for $4B [1], Swiss pharma company Actelion for $30B [2]…

Recently I decided to look into a few pharmaceutical companies and try to understand why they are still the leaders in the industry. The first one I looked at was Genentech, simply because I have three first-degree connections currently at the company. Genentech was acquired by Roche in 2009 with…

I watched this movie the other day. It was so touching and sentimental that I decided to write about it. The story took place in Pittsburgh where I spent one-third of my life in. A husband (John, starring Russell Crowe) decided to rescue his wife (Lara, Elizabeth Banks) from jail…