Do Cardiologists Know Nutrition?
A healthy diet is one of the best weapons against heart disease, yet new studies show cardiologists (as well as other physicians) are woefully deficient in nutritional knowledge
Our Obesity Obsession: Does Science Support It?
Experts discuss how culture drives our obsession with weight and what science really has to say about it.
Social Anxiety in Children
An expert whose daughter was afflicted discusses social anxiety warning signs in children and how the disorder can be treated.
Medical Notes: Week of May 21, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 21.
Medical Notes: Week of April 30, 2017
Firefighter heart attack deaths, a link between sleep and dementia, and avoiding eating junk food by...waiting.
Medical Notes: Week of March 5, 2017
Opioid addicts and amnesia, traffics link to domestic violence, driving and concussion recovery, and the effects of strict discipline.
Medical Notes: Week of February 26, 2017
Pregnancy and baby aspirin, obesity and education, toxic snow.
Eye Transplants: A Future Reality
Doctors are taking what they’ve learned in hand transplants, especially in nerve regeneration, and applying it to eye transplant development.
Meeting the Needs of Twice Exceptional (2e) Students
Many people feel that gifted children don't need any help because they're talented, but some have disabilities that are not identified because they are masked by their gifts.
Restoring Doctors’ Compassion
A new movement in medicine seeks to put compassion back in medicine.
EpiPen Price Hikes
The EpiPen brand has become synonymous with epinephrine injectors, which can save the life of a person suffering a severe allergic reaction. Recently there’s been outcry over large price hikes for the devices, which have forced some people to seek other alternatives or go without. Experts discuss the economics involved and what patients can do to be …
Zika Virus
Mosquito-transmitted Zika virus has arrived in Central and South America, and while most people are not affected by it, the virus has been linked to microcephaly, a severe birth defect. Experts discuss the virus, how it's transmitted, its spread to the US, and how to protect yourself from it.
