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The suit alleges a nurse swapped pain medication with tap water, causing infection and death in a patient.
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Residents all over the state have felt the impacts of wildfire smoke. A new report from California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office offers suggestions for legislators to respond.
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When was the last time you did something truly new? Lu Ann Cahn considered that question after surviving cancer, and decided to turn it into a challenge.…
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The images chosen by gyms and fitness centers to advertise for new customers tend to show young and slender people who look like they live at the gym. Any…
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Even if a woman's treatment for breast cancer is over, with cancer gone, life is not the same. Physical and emotional effects from the treatment linger.…
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Status starts with your mouth. Seriously, people who have unattractive or missing teeth often make concerted efforts not to smile. And society judges…
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Maybe it's happened to you... you stub your toe on something, and that makes you walk funny. Next thing you know, your knee or hip hurts from the weird…
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Your heart, your mind, your body... and the dance floor. These are all subjects in a new book by Medford MD Robin Miller and co-author David Kahn. In…
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The world wasn't created yesterday. And over the years, human beings have learned a few things about how the body works and thrives. Some of the things…
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High school graduation rate is too low, drug abuse rate is too high, and the economy could be better. These are among the issues facing communities across…
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Building healthy communities is about more than people getting exercise.It also involves mental health and economic health, just for starters. These items…
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Don't look now, but your body is carrying some passengers. By the millions. We're just beginning to understand the importance of the microbiome in…
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We all get one, but do we fully appreciate it? Body, we mean. Gavin Francis is well-acquainted with the human body from his work as a surgeon. And he…
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Theresa Brown loves her work as a nurse, and loves to write about it. She gives glimpses of the medical world in her New York Times column, and long,…