About the Blog

Welcome to The Checkup, a blog that takes a first-person look at the latest health news. I've been writing for the Post's health section since 2000, covering everything from my own laparoscopic gall-bladder surgery to female incontinence and the health benefits of Crocs. For a time I was the...

By Jennifer Huget | April 7, 2008; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (4)