The lingual frenulum is the thin membrane connected to the tongue and the bottom of the mouth. If the lingual frenulum extends too far up the tongue, it restricts the tongue, which can cause a person to be tongue tied. The most common way of correcting this is through the surgical removal of the lingual frenulum: a lingual frenectomy. I had a lingual frenectomy when I was ten years old. I realized as a young kid that I pronounced some...

When I was young and foolish, completely unaware of the harsh realities of the world (aka around six years old), I used to tell my mom that I when I’m older, I would open a lemonade stand and the money it made would go to kids in poverty. It was my master plan to save the world without ever leaving my front lawn. I know now that a lot more than a lemonade stand is going to be needed...

To tweet or not to tweet? (University of Virginia) Last June, I passed a burning house and heard there was a baby inside, so I ran in, saved him, jumped out the window and fractured my foot. Oh, the power of 140 characters. So many questions are left unanswered. What happened to the baby? (He’s fine, I keep in touch with the family, and he recently took his first steps!) How did this fire start? (A dish towel left on...