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Nolen: The first TB patient that I sat down with in Nairobi was a man who had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis,…

Most of us have made a comment at one time or another without thinking much about its impact ― especially…

When we consider ways to maintain brain health, we may think of habits like completing puzzles and memory games. But…

In January, hundreds of firefighters fanned across Los Angeles County to fight the Palisades and Eaton blazes as they tore…

Many people use a smartwatch to monitor their cardiovascular health, often by counting the number of steps they take over…

While the arrival of warmer weather brings the opportunity to spend more time lounging on your lawn or hiking woodsy…

Many of us are dry eye sufferers but not everyone has to live with red-eyed irritation. We recently discovered that…

When Gabor Maté was in his 40s and a successful doctor in Vancouver, Canada, he struggled with depression and strained…

On July 1, 1970, one of the first independent abortion clinics in the country opened on the Upper East Side…

Living a long, healthy life is a popular goal, but it’s not easy to achieve. It’s common for folks to…

A few years ago, I took myself on a vacation to Mexico City. It was a super last-minute trip, so…

My husband, Tom, and I have a series of hand signals that we use when we’re out together. When I…

Kilmer S. McCully, a pathologist at Harvard Medical School in the 1960s and ’70s whose colleagues banished him to the…

Messages like “Go big or go home,” “Anything worth doing is worth doing right,” and even, “Do or do not.…