The teen vaping epidemic may be more difficult to tackle than doctors, public health officials and parents might think because so many teens are already vaping. The myth that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to smoking and the many ways vaping devices can be hidden in plain sight have also contributed to the emerging health […]
A Day in the Life of a Medical Technologist
Given the choice of a career that involves handling blood, urine, stool and tissue samples and lots of bad bacteria, most people would probably take a pass, but not Megan Meader. Armed with her bachelor’s degree in biology, Megan had always been interested in the field of science, but hadn’t found a career she was […]
Pioneering Pediatrician Devoted 55 years to Akron Families
Editor’s note: Dr. Stone passed away May 7, 2018. Read the obituary. Make a donation in his memory at: giving.akronchildrens.org/stone If you set out to spend more than half a century practicing pediatric medicine, Dr. Robert Stone knows he was fortunate to see his career span the period between 1961 and 2016. It was a time […]