Posts in: Health

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Texting for better health

Texting for better health

Digital reminders can help patients execute their treatments

By | Posted May 20, 2013

Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner

Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner

A recent study adds to growing support for the use of vaginal swabs for STD testing, over the more invasive endocervical swab

By | Posted April 18, 2013

The ills of smoking

The ills of smoking

People with mental illness and nicotine addiction struggle to kick the habit

By | Posted March 9, 2013

An alternative to autism?

An alternative to autism?

Lack of certainty about the diagnosis leads many families to look outside mainstream medicine

By | Posted January 29, 2013

Recovering from homelessness

Recovering from homelessness

Housing New York’s transient mentally ill

By | Posted January 4, 2013

“Okay, but just remind me”

“Okay, but just remind me”

Scientists are figuring out the mechanism behind “chemo brain”

By | Posted December 18, 2012

This better make me superhuman

This better make me superhuman

A journey through the flu shot with my irrational tweets interspersed.

By | Posted December 4, 2012

In the future, will baldness recede from the lives of men?

In the future, will baldness recede from the lives of men?

Hair-inducing side effects reveal a new use for an old drug

By | Posted November 12, 2012

Fun-size candies aren’t so fun anymore

Fun-size candies aren’t so fun anymore

Remember the days when our biggest worry during trick-or-treating was finding razor blades in our apples?

By | Posted October 30, 2012

Man’s true best friend?

Man’s true best friend?

Some are benign, some are beneficial, some are bad. But the one thing microbes have in common? They’re everywhere.

By | Posted October 26, 2012

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