New hospital ratings evaluate delivery of “typical care”
The Internet has made it easier to become an educated consumer. At the touch of a button, you can find...
Month: May 2015
Three important things you didn’t know about diabetes
Flickr / Steve DavisWhen we think of diabetes, we tend to think of rich people with poor lifestyles. A chronic...
Facing Death But Fighting The Aid-In-Dying Movement
Stephanie Packer was 29 when she found out she has a terminal lung disease. It’s the same age as Brittany...
An Author Of Paper About Changing Minds On Gay Marriage Seeks Retraction
The paper, published in Science, suggested conversations could increase support for same-sex marriage. Researchers who tried to replicate the study...
Scientists create mice with a major genetic cause of ALS and FTD
NIH-funded study provides new platform for testing treatments for several neurodegenerative disorders. SOURCE: NIH News Releases - Read entire story...
New studies contradict earlier findings on Rett syndrome
Bone marrow transplant does not rescue mouse models of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disease that affects very young girls,...
Most people want to know risk of overdiagnosis, but aren’t told
An independent UK inquiry estimated that perhaps one in five of the cancers detected via breast cancer screening are overdiagnosed....
Which Asian Country Makes the Best Dessert?
Our co-founder Lynn tries to find out in this BuzzFeed Video! Spoiler Alert: No Dumplings. SOURCE: Thick Dumpling Skin -...
Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder
Is My Bite Balanced? Your teeth are designed to fit together like precision gears in order to function properly for...
A Remembrance of Childbirth Author and Activist Sheila Kitzinger
Childbirth author and activist Sheila Kitzinger died April 11, 2015, at the age of 86, just a month before the...
California Woman’s Shocking Descent Into Anorexia, in Her Own Words
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