Health Care

Men, like women, are affected by our cultural preoccupation with thinness. And refusing to recognize that only makes things worse.

It's a treatment option that not enough people even know about.

A recent interaction with a Muslim family reminded Dennis Rosen just how critical it is that he incorporates cultural and religious beliefs into treatment plans whenever possible.

Yes, of course, but not if that means insurance won’t cover the cost, however minimal.

It’s not Ebola we have to worry about, but the way that news outlets, politicians, and pundits have used the disease to advance their own causes.

It depends on the disease—for some, breast cancer and AIDS for example, non-curative therapy that can extend life a little or a lot is considered invaluable. For hepatitis C, it seems that society and the insurance industry have decided that curative therapy simply costs too much.

Medical mnemonics are often scandalous and sexist, but they help the student to both remember important facts and cope with challenging new experiences.

Travel—for business, pleasure, or medical reasons—has turned infectious diseases that were once restricted to geographic regions into major global challenges.

When your elite team of doctors, unwilling to admit defeat or accept failure, does more harm than good.