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.

Each year 147 people die in cars from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. The technology to detect CO exists and is inexpensive. So why isn’t it a standard feature?

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

Instead of pretending idiotic fines and impotent rules will actually address its problems, the NFL needs to radically transform itself.

Solving the opioid abuse epidemic will be a long, complicated process. But in the meantime, a simple life-saving measure is immediately available and vastly underutilized.

As long as players are celebrated for “crushing tackles” and fans cast votes for “best hit ever” — no amount of helmet technology can protect against head injuries.

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

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

Although experts agree that diagnostic mammograms are beneficial, there is much controversy about screening mammograms, which are performed on women with no signs of cancer.

Birth control pills should be available to women of any age, any time, at any pharmacy, no doctor visit or prescription needed.

The 2.3 percent excise tax on the medical devices sector would hamper innovation, force layoffs and cripple loss-making start-ups.

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

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.

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

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

Each year 147 people die in cars from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. The technology to detect CO exists and is inexpensive. So why isn’t it a standard feature?

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

Although experts agree that diagnostic mammograms are beneficial, there is much controversy about screening mammograms, which are performed on women with no signs of cancer.

Like its namesake, “Obamacare” is here to stay. Now that that’s settled, the latest installment of our series looks at how to get health care costs under control.

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

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

Solving the opioid abuse epidemic will be a long, complicated process. But in the meantime, a simple life-saving measure is immediately available and vastly underutilized.

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

As long as players are celebrated for “crushing tackles” and fans cast votes for “best hit ever” — no amount of helmet technology can protect against head injuries.

Instead of pretending idiotic fines and impotent rules will actually address its problems, the NFL needs to radically transform 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.

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.

His methods might work in politics, but they don’t necessarily work in medicine.

Certainly, prisoners are entitled to health care. But should taxpayers be responsible for sex change operations? Especially if – as some research suggests – the procedure doesn’t substantially improve patients’ mental health?