Where the Metro North Railroad line ends in Wassaic, New York

is where the Harlem Valley Rail Trail begins.

From there, its 10.7 miles of paved riding past farms

fields,

and wetlands,

through forests,

and along stretches of Rte 20 and then narrow countr… Read full post »

NPR is running a typical media hype story on oocyte preservation (egg freezing), featuring the standard happy family photo with their “miracle” baby born after thawing and fertilizing a cryopreserved egg.

It’s a heartwarming story and a pretty photo, but far from a complete p… Read full post »

I wrote once that not only is Oprah Winfrey not a doctor, she plays a really bad one on TV. From promoting Jenny McCarthy and the anti-vaccine movement, to allowing Suzanne Somers a bully-pulpit for her medical woo, to pushing Prudence Hall and her high-dose hormone treatments without acknowle… Read full post »