A study by doctors at Intermountain Healthcare found that bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of death for many conditions but also brings a higher risk of suicide
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Exclusive excerpt from “Going to Trinidad”: A patient arrives at a gender-confirmation crossroads
Martin J. Smith, a veteran journalist and former senior editor of the Los Angeles Times Magazine, is the author of five crime novels and four previous nonfiction books. He has won more than 50 newspaper and magazine writing awards, and his novels have been nominated for three of the publishing industry’s most prestigious honors, including […]
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SunLit Interview: For Martin J. Smith, “Going to Trinidad” launched a challenging odyssey
Martin J. Smith, a veteran journalist and former senior editor of the Los Angeles Times Magazine, is the author of five crime novels and four previous nonfiction books. He has won more than 50 newspaper and magazine writing awards, and his novels have been nominated for three of the publishing industry’s most prestigious honors, including […]
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A Colorado woman’s knee surgeon was in-network. The surgical assistant wasn’t — and billed $1,167.
By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News Izzy Benasso was playing a casual game of tennis with her father on a summer Saturday when she felt her knee pop. She had torn a meniscus, one of the friction-reducing pads in the knee, locking it in place at a 45-degree angle. Although she suspected she had torn […]