Articles
Medical Students May Already Be Biased Against Obese Patients
The latest study suggests that the one-third of Americans who are obese they may not be getting the proper health care they need -- because their doctors are...
An Airway Created with a 3D Printer Saved This Baby’s Life
If you think 3D printing's overhyped, you clearly haven't seen this.
To Scan or Not to Scan: Largest Study to Date Links Childhood CTs to Increased Cancer Risk
CT scans can reveal a remarkable amount of useful medical information, but more studies underscore the need to balance the benefits of that knowledge with the...
Doctors’ Words Influence End-of-Life Decisions Made By Patients’ Families
Making the decision to approve heroic measures to save a loved one's life can be fraught with emotion, so anxious family members tend to turn to the doctor for...
Majority of Doctors Do Not Follow Treatment Guidelines For ADHD
More than 90% of pediatric specialists who diagnose and manage ADHD in preschoolers do not follow the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical treatment...
Photo Essays
Obesity in Mid-Century America: Early Days of a National Plague
“The most serious health problem in the U.S. today is obesity.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In fact, that very assertion is now so commonplace that one might be...
LIFE With Steve McQueen: Photos of the King of Cool in 1963
In the spring of 1963, already popular from his big-screen breakout as one of The Magnificent Seven and just a couple months away from entering the Badass Hall...
