Maiken Scott

Researchers have long known that people with mental illnesses are at higher risk for many disorders, such as diabetes and heart disease. ...

Clinical sexologist Susana Mayer encourages couples to turn their beds into sandboxes.  “I show women how to have orgas ...

Medical ethicist Art Caplan weighs in on the surge of workplace wellness programs and how some of these programs “go too far.” ...

Most veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan do not receive regular care at Veterans Affairs  hospitals for their physical ...

The stroller brigade was rolling down the street, toward a busy day care center near Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway. It was dr ...

Have you ever left a doctor’s office feeling ashamed? Maybe it was a question about your weight, your mental health, or how much yo ...

River dolphins, Midwestern earthquakes, and flying snakes. Kerry Grens, an associate editor at The Scientist, joins The P ...

We’ve heard teachers and college administrators complain about “helicopter parents,” overbearing moms and dads trying t ...

Concussions can have a long-term impact on cognition and memory, especially in people who have had several of them.  New research po ...

Anesthesia drugs are used in millions of patients every year but do doctors really know how they work?  On a recent Monday mo ...

You think your dog is talented? Check out these dogs training for jobs in search and rescue, bomb sniffing and cancer detection.  ...

Do you have a co-worker, a neighbor, or even a friend who makes you run the other way? Somebody who seems to always complain, talk about ...