What’s the most wide-spread health issue plaguing members of the military? While post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and depression are critical issues that drum up worthy media attention, the answer is much more ordinary: sleep problems. Sleep disorders are “the … Read More »
ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. This week, we launched two major projects on Healthy Living that we’re extremely proud of. After a summer of reporting, editor Anna Almendrala released her three-part series on Ebola’s legacy in America, … Read More »
ADVERTISEMENT #ad_sharebox_260x60 img {padding:0;margin:0;} ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. This week, we’re reading up on situations that aren’t always what they seem. We spent time with the beautiful profile of a prison inmate-cum-poet, written by one of … Read More »
New data released by Sleep Cycle, an alarm clock that tracks sleep patterns, show that teenagers in Europe have the best sleep quality — and teenagers in the United States have the worst. Sleep derivation can lead to a host … Read More »
Light to moderate drinking — or about one drink per day — was associated with a 13 percent increase in alcohol-related cancers in women, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal in August. The elevated risk for cancer … Read More »
Just in time for the new school year, head lice have become literal superbugs. Lice have developed a high level of resistance to the most common over-the-counter treatments in 25 states, according to research presented at a meeting of … Read More »
Treatment for mental health disorders tends to fall into one of three categories: therapy, medication or both. But a neuroscientist wants to change that with a video game he conceptualized that’s being tested for the market. Adam Gazzaley, head of … Read More »
ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. This week, first-person essays by individuals affected by stigmatized diseases and disorders caught our eye. We spent time with the account of a writer struggling with chronic kidney damage from the lithium … Read More »
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as … Read More »
ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. This week, we couldn’t put down emergency doctor Craig Spencer’s account of recovering from Ebola in New York City last year. We were also awed by video footage of a nipple tattoo … Read More »