‘Tis the season to be thankful and slice into a roasted turkey with family and friends. In the spirit of the occasion, here are a few things I’m thankful for, and a few turkeys I think we could all do without. Thankful for: Some of the retooling of the device review process at FDA’s device center. These changes were long overdue, but we should acknowledge the agency’s budget was pretty flat for large parts of the first decade of this still-young century. It’s not easy to overhaul something on a flat budget, especially when it’s flat even before accounting for...

The benefits of participating in sports are numerous: sports promote physical activity and prevent obesity, sports promote both physical and emotional strength, and youth sports promote academic achievement. The most obvious downside to playing sports, of course, is the risk of injury.