Illness
Deciding When to Die
Canada is the latest country to legalize physician-assisted suicide. In the United States, the subject is still fraught.
Should We Take Away the Kids of Those Who Are Mentally Ill?
Mindi has never harmed her daughter and is capably raising a son, but authorities took her daughter under a concept sometimes called “predictive neglect.”
Desperate Love in a Time of Cholera
Exploring the struggle between love and disgust when caring for sick relatives. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
Drinking Someone Else's Blood Doesn't Make You a Vampire
Do vampires exist? No, they do not. But that hasn't stopped a handful of researchers from clinging to the myth of "clinical vampirism."
The Upside of Personal Tragedy
After painful life experiences we're more likely to appreciate life's little delights.
One Third of Patients in Nursing Facilities Harmed by Treatment
A study by Medicare’s inspector general of skilled nursing facilities says nearly 22,000 patients were injured and more than 1,500 died in a single month—a higher rate of medical errors than hospitals.
The Problem With Psychiatry, the 'DSM,' and the Way We Study Mental Illness
Psychiatry is under attack for not being scientific enough, but the real problem is its blindness to culture. When it comes to mental illness, we wear the disorders that come off the rack.
Religious Pursue More Aggressive End-of-Life Treatments
A new study finds that religious people with community support pursue more aggressive end-of-life treatment to delay death despite seeing no improvement in quality of life.
