Rescuing Runaways
One young woman who overcame a life on the streets describes how she beat the odds and what runaways need to have a chance to succeed.
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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.
Giggling Epilepsy
Epilepsy can show itself in many ways, including as episodes of giggling and laughing.
Alternatives to Opioids for Pain
The crisis with opioid painkillers is making doctors look at alternative medicine therapies for a substitute for these drugs.
Blood Substitutes
Researchers have sought safe and effective blood substitutes for 60 years, and a few viable alternatives are in animal testing.
E-cigarettes and Oral Health
There are still a lot of questions about electronic cigarettes, but evidence is accumulating that the effect on the oral cavity can be as significant as tobacco cigarettes
Elephant DNA: The Secret to Cancer Suppression? (2017)
Some animals, such as elephants, almost never get cancer, and scientists have learned that the elephant DNA repair system is 20 times more powerful than the human system
Intergenerational Living
Some retirement homes are offering local college students room and board in return for interaction with elderly residents.
Cancer Treatment and Sex
Many patients are shy about bringing up the effect cancer treatment has on sexual function, unaware there are ways to help.
Bariatric Surgery in Teenagers
The proportion of severely obese teenagers continues to rise, but teens are often held back until even bariatric surgery isn’t enough to return them to normal weight.
Doing Too Much for Terminal Patients: A Better Path to the End of Life
A critical care physician discusses how doctors are learning to resist their impulses to over-treat.
Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment (2017)
Doctors can cure cancer in children better than ever, but decades later, many survivors suffer from chronic disease as a result of powerful cancer treatments.
