PUMPING IRONY: Dementia, Redefined

A juicy conspiracy theory typically arises from rumors of comically nefarious characters toiling surreptitiously toward some…

PUMPING IRONY: There’s an App for That — or Is There?

According to the scribbled notes on the monthly planner I keep in my home office, I’ve…

PUMPING IRONY: Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now

Anyone who has spent any time sitting in an examination room while their doctor taps away…

PUMPING IRONY: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Here’s a question guaranteed to brighten your day: Would you rather be struck down by a…

PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Healing

For the past several years, I have greeted the random eruptions of mysterious lesions on my…

PUMPING IRONY: An Antidote for Alzheimer’s?

I was discussing the magazine’s budget with a colleague the other day and found myself searching…

PUMPING IRONY: Beware of the Chair?

Sitting has been called “the new smoking” for a while now, the point being that a…

PUMPING IRONY: Still Clueless After All These Years

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week announced guidelines for the latest COVID vaccine,…

PUMPING IRONY: Puzzling Priorities

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval last month of Leqembi to treat Alzheimer’s sufferers set into…

PUMPING IRONY: Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad, and the Unpredictable

I spent a few minutes last week lying on my back inside of a large, whining…