Figuring out what causes diseases like autism, schizophrenia and depression is tricky. Now Stanford University researchers…
As the documentary about 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' hits theaters today, it's worth noting that Rogers'…
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Depression can have a profound impact on mothers and their children. But women often have no idea that they have depression…
Little chunks of plastic are now scattered throughout the oceans and pollute most beaches around the world, including the…
As a pediatrician, I'm not letting State Department warnings stop me from leading surgical missions.
In the seven years since civil war erupted in Syria, refugees have fled the violence and destruction. But starting over…
In a diet-obsessed culture, eating disorders pose a severe threat. While the reasons for the disorders are varied, a consistent…
Does your child hate their visits to the pediatrician? Do they psyche themselves into a panic that the shot will hurt? The…
Childhood depression, the deadliest illness facing children, often goes untreated. Sometimes, this is because parents do…
Some experts believe that e-cigarettes can help people stop smoking cigarettes. But do they lead others, especially teens,…
Triclosan is found in thousands of personal care products from toothpaste to soap. New research links it to inflammation…
The number of births in the US is down 2 percent. That pops the country's 'fertility bubble' – and brings…
A new preventive drug for migraines was approved recently by the FDA. Here's how it works, and how others in the pipeline…
There is a new type of tick spreading in New Jersey, and it doesn't need a male to reproduce. It's known to spread…
Medicine leads the professions in suicides. Fixing the physician suicide problem requires a re-examination of medicine's…
We now have the capacity to quickly and cheaply sequence an individual's genome and scour it for disease-causing genes.…
While drugs have been developed to treat HIV and AIDS, the virus can still lie dormant in the brain, increasing the risk…