I Tried to Freeze Time
A reluctant Southern transplant, I’ve been known to wear my wool hat right up until the Fourth of July. So when I got a call from my editor asking if I’d be willing to try out the latest health craze sweeping Hollywood, cryotherapy—during which you expose the body to extremely low temperatures for up to three minutes—I couldn’t help but shiver…
The Case of the Invisible, Painless Lump
Alex was living the dream. He’d just returned from a relaxing honeymoon in the Caribbean and was settling down on a small farm in southern Maine with the love of his life. He had no reason to suspect anything was wrong when he went in shortly after his trip for a routine physical with a new doctor; he felt fine—great, in fact. During the exam, though, his doctor felt a lump in his testicle and immediately scheduled him for an ultrasound.
The Case of the Curious Clicking Noise
It all started with an itch. Five years ago, Maryjane was cruising along the road with her windows down after a day of swimming at a lake when she felt a sudden flutter deep inside her ear canal, like a bug had flown in. Hoping to make it stop, she pressed on her ear several times—but instead of getting relief, she felt her hearing diminish instantly.
Julie Suratt 