Appreciating life as art is a healing journey filled with gratitude, writes Dr. Victor S. Sierpina in his latest column.

Many veterinarians report that they are seeing more dog owners refusing to vaccinate their pets because of the public debate and politicization of COVID vaccines and pandemic mandate, write Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp in their Vaccine Smarts column.

“With lung infections, lying down helps the cilia [little ‘hairs’ in our lungs] to more effectively move mucus out of the lungs, and the cough reflex is our body’s attempt to get rid of the excess mucus,” explains UTMB’s Dr. Samuel Mathis in this article about nighttime coughing and how to treat it.

Another big news hit for Dr. Cram’s hospital price research. “Comparison shopping may seem antithetical to what we do in medicine, but remember, we comparison shop in this country for everything,” Cram told the Post.

The latest research by UTMB’s Dr. Peter Cram on hospital prices continues to garner attention. Recently, a story in Vox featured Cram and UTMB medical student Merina Thomas while Healio published a Q&A with Dr. Cram.

Procrastination is not necessarily unhealthy says UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple. “Sometimes we just need to put things off for our sanity or to let ideas marinade before we act,” he said.

For insights into future spread of flea-borne typhus, Medpage Today turned to UTMB infectious diseases and Rickettsia expert Dr. Lucas Blanton.

Dr. Sally Robinson writes about how parents can understand what educational choices are available and what is best for their child in her column.

Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel write about the fallout from the first nuclear bomb test in New Mexico in 1945.

Dr. Hasan Yasin helps explain what cholesterol is and what the acronyms LDL and HDL stand for in this week’s column for the Daily News.