Future physicians need to see patients as the valuable resource they are.

Despite my fears, I am speaking out about my bipolar 2 for the first time because I think it will help.

Other nations have pulled off universal insurance without crashing and burning. There’s no cause to think that this big, capable country can’t match them.

Just how worried we are is reflected in how much government surveillance we are willing to tolerate.

In Boston’s delicate early spring, subject to changing temperatures and still wintry nights, we are haunted by memories, good and bad.

As I hurtled into motherhood, the boundaries of being an adult child shifted, too. My parents needed more, and I had a tiny newborn who needed — and deserved — everything.

History tells us that the benefits of President Obama’s brain mapping project will be worth the risks.

To improve patient safety, we need to become less tolerant of health care’s failures.

Sometimes a flipped coin comes up heads 10 times in a row. Sometimes, tragically, disease clusters are nothing more than random bad luck.

Medical education in the U.S. is paid for in large part by student debt. But heavy debt burdens can have negative effects on young doctors — and, in turn, on patients and the entire medical system.

This what so many autism parents like me believe about our own children, but we forget. We forget it every single day, because we see so little of the evidence we need.

All kids are fascinated by their own bodies. Perhaps none more so than 10-year-olds on the precipice of puberty.

Expiration dates can be misleading. A much more reliable indicator of whether products have gone bad? Your nose.

The real value in awareness is when broader cultural recognition is a complement to research and innovation, not the end goal itself.

I moved here. Got stuck. And now I wear wool socks from October through May, even though they make me itch. Itchy and irritable, I find new indignities at every turn.

Once our basic needs are met, what do we value most? The answer is surprisingly similar across the globe.

The double-amputee Olympian insists he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp accidentally. But prosecutors have presented a very different version of events.

Despite my fears, I am speaking out about my bipolar 2 for the first time because I think it will help.

Future physicians need to see patients as the valuable resource they are.

Other nations have pulled off universal insurance without crashing and burning. There’s no cause to think that this big, capable country can’t match them.

This what so many autism parents like me believe about our own children, but we forget. We forget it every single day, because we see so little of the evidence we need.

Medical education in the U.S. is paid for in large part by student debt. But heavy debt burdens can have negative effects on young doctors — and, in turn, on patients and the entire medical system.

The real value in awareness is when broader cultural recognition is a complement to research and innovation, not the end goal itself.

To improve patient safety, we need to become less tolerant of health care’s failures.

As I hurtled into motherhood, the boundaries of being an adult child shifted, too. My parents needed more, and I had a tiny newborn who needed — and deserved — everything.

Despite greater awareness about the risks of concussions and other brain injuries – football remains as popular as ever. But as the 2012 NFL season gets underway this week, commentator Bill Littlefield explores the consequences of our national obsession.

As another Movember draws to a close, thousands of mustachioed do-gooders are confronted with the perennial question: To shave or not to shave?

Restaurateur Joanne Chang has had to pay more to insure her staff, and she accepts that.

The double-amputee Olympian insists he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp accidentally. But prosecutors have presented a very different version of events.

Once our basic needs are met, what do we value most? The answer is surprisingly similar across the globe.

Sometimes a flipped coin comes up heads 10 times in a row. Sometimes, tragically, disease clusters are nothing more than random bad luck.

In Boston’s delicate early spring, subject to changing temperatures and still wintry nights, we are haunted by memories, good and bad.

Critics excoriate bans and campaigns against sugary drinks and candy — but they appear to be working.

History tells us that the benefits of President Obama’s brain mapping project will be worth the risks.

“There is no way to protect your privacy today except to pay cash to a doctor who will keep your records on paper.”

Despite my fears, I am speaking out about my bipolar 2 for the first time because I think it will help.

In Boston’s delicate early spring, subject to changing temperatures and still wintry nights, we are haunted by memories, good and bad.

This what so many autism parents like me believe about our own children, but we forget. We forget it every single day, because we see so little of the evidence we need.

We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.

Despite greater awareness about the risks of concussions and other brain injuries – football remains as popular as ever. But as the 2012 NFL season gets underway this week, commentator Bill Littlefield explores the consequences of our national obsession.

Though largely overlooked, Marc Landy says the Supreme Court’s curbing of federal power to coerce the states restores a much-needed balance.