For neuroscientist Sara Lazar, a form of meditation called open awareness is as fundamental to […]
Prostate cancer: Short-course radiation as effective as longer-term treatments
It used to be that radiation therapy for prostate cancer involved weeks or months of […]
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
Balance is a skill you don’t think about until you really need it — like […]
Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
Not so long ago, a friend texted me from a coffee shop. He said, "I […]
Which migraine medications are most helpful?
If you suffer from the throbbing, intense pain set off by migraine headaches, you may […]
PTSD: How is treatment changing?
Over the course of a lifetime, as many as seven in 10 adults in the […]
Concussion in children: What to know and do
Concussion is one of the most common injuries to the brain, affecting about two million […]
Could imaging scans replace biopsies during prostate cancer screening?
Abnormal results on a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test for cancer are typically followed by […]
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Medications can provide a host of health benefits. They may prevent or eliminate a disease. […]
Does drinking water before meals really help you lose weight?
If you’ve ever tried to lose excess weight, you’ve probably gotten this advice: drink more […]