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Could sorghum become the next superfood?

Could sorghum be the next big thing on your dinner table or restaurant menu? Farmers who grow sorghum are starting to push for that amid a changing global landscape and tariff war. China has traditionally been the biggest sorghum buyer but canceled big loads of it this year ahead of a ...

Sensational Spain

If you read my travel blog from the first half of our recent trip to Spain, you may remember we began in Barcelona, took a day trip to Montserrat Monastery an hour northwest, then headed south by train to Valencia. Now, we’re off to the Balearic Islands off Spain’s east coast to visit ...

Aquablation: AI-powered robotic system uses water jets to treat BPH

More than 40 million American men will be affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate, during their lifetime. Chances are pretty good that it will affect someone in your family. BPH is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland and is the ...

Discovering Spain

Spain certainly knows how to make an entrance. Our first impression of the Iberian Peninsula was made as we were flying over a jagged mountain range, which we later realized was Montserrat. More on that stunning location in a bit, but let’s start with Barcelona. We had long wanted to ...

What’s going around: Treating winter illnesses

With all of the coughing, sneezing and nose blowing going on around us right now, it’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t been sick this winter. Flu, RSV, strep throat, norovirus and plain old colds have been rampant in recent weeks. Viruses most likely to cause misery this winter include ...

Is it a cold, flu, COVID or RSV?

It’s the most “unwonderful” time of the year: cold and flu season. You or someone you know has probably already fallen victim to sniffles, stomach problems, congestion and headaches as it seems a little bit of every ailment is going around this year. Johns Hopkins Blooms School of ...