Fitness
How to Boost Your Immunity
Some simple, practical steps can raise your resistance to viruses
Stories by Claudia Wallis
Public Health
The Virtuous Side of Viruses
As drug-resistant superbugs spread, researchers are turning to microbes that kill bacteria
Policy
The Morally Complex Mix of Euthanasia and Organ Donation
Canada’s recent experience with terminally ill patients is instructive
Public Health
Sleep Apnea Is Different for Women
The risky disorder often follows a different pattern in women that may get overlooked
Public Health
Life in the Containment Zone
What it’s like in New Rochelle, N.Y., the site of the state’s biggest coronavirus outbreak
Mental Health
It’s Time to Take Delirium Seriously
The most common complication of hospitalization for older patients can often be prevented
Medicine
The Case for Fewer Heart Procedures
For some of the most common cardiac conditions, medication is a solid alternative
Biotech
How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Medicine
By channeling a flood of biomedical data, machine learning could transform basic research and clinical practice
Fitness
How Gut Microbes Shape Our Response to Drugs
The human microbiome activates some medicines, inactivates others and provokes side effects
Public Health
How to Break the Bonds of Opioids
Many chronic pain patients can be slowly tapered from the drugs without increasing misery
Neurology
It’s Time to Shift Tactics on Alzheimer’s Disease
After a string of drug failures, researchers are looking beyond amyloid as a target
Medicine
Are Pricey New Drugs Better Than Old Ones?
Most of the time we don't know if they are better than the old ones
Public Health
The Cancer-Obesity Time Bomb
Malignancies are on the rise in the most obese generation in history
Medicine
When Vitamin Pills Are Too Much of a Good Thing
Taking megadoses of vitamins can be risky, as a recent study shows
Fitness
How to Prevent Food Allergies
Feeding infants allergenic foods may be the key to preventing allergies
Medicine
Is Pot Any Good for Treating Pain?
The data are spotty, but there’s still a reasonable case to be made
Neurology
The Sleep-Dementia Connection
Could a better nighttime rest help delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease?
Public Health
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users
Mental Health
A Three-Hour Fix for Phobia, a Four-Day Therapy for OCD
Brief but intensive treatments are proving to be effective for many anxiety disorders
Fitness
Are All Our Organs Vital?
Even the appendix and tonsils are less expendable than we thought
