Health

“I feel like I have to re-prove myself every time I go to the doctor” — a patient and a health policy expert weigh in on Am ...

Half the money and none of the respect, a first-year resident says no wonder new doctors aren’t choosing to be generalists. ...

A new book deals candidly with a very difficult topic. For decades, history professor Raymond Douglas kept a terrible secret. As ...

For many people, Muhammad Ali was a champion both inside and out of the ring. For people living with Parkins ...

At Laurel Hill Cemetery in Northwest Philadelphia, it’s easy to overlook a couple of small patches of grass in the center of the s ...

In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...

Chelsea Silver has been meditating for more than four years. She’s kind of a meditation pro, and she’s only in the fourth gra ...

A new initiative is trying to combine resources for all organizations serving young men of color. One of the goals is to bring attention ...

Researchers have known for some time that there’s a link between heart disease and depression. But – if the depression is tre ...

Going to medical school is stressful – that’s not surprising But new research finds that the demands, cost, and competitive natur ...

Each year, close to 40,000 Americans die by suicide – and researchers are always looking for new ways to prevent these deaths. But – ...

As companies begin to think more critically about how to attract and retain job candidates on the autism spectrum, SAP, a global software ...

New research led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich takes a closer look at the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on people ...

The British Medical Journal lists more than 40 physicians who became notable authors. They include Somerset Maugham, Sir Arthur Conan Doy ...

So often, the milestones of old age sneaks up on us. Even as we gain the advantage of experience, there are less comfortable changes to c ...