The Health Effects of Loneliness
Studies are showing that loneliness and social isolation have profound effects on our physical health, and increase the risk of death substantially.
Medical Notes: Week of May 7, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 7.
Medical Notes: Week of March 19, 2017
Mental health treatment linked to stroke, waking up early to stay healthy, and the benefits of working from home.
Remaking the FDA
Some FDA commissioner candidates have proposed radical reform. Experts discuss what reform might look like and what the FDA needs to better succeed.
Public Hospitals: Reputation vs. Reality
Public hospitals have a poor reputation, but in some fields, especially trauma, they are often among the best hospitals in the US.
Locked-In Syndrome
Some people who have a stroke in the brain stem suffer from a condition where they are fully aware yet cannot move a muscle, except for sometimes the eyes.
Neuroplasticity
Since the dawn of medicine, doctors have believed that, once injured, the brain could not heal. Now they've learned that the brain can heal, and are beginning to tap ways to make it heal better and faster. Experts explain.
