Helping kids get well one car ride at a time
If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the transportation to get there will have a safe and reliable alternative.
A Guide to Predicting Your Medical Future
Risk Management: You can't lower your age or upgrade your genes, but when it comes to assessing your health with the latest screenings, your fate is in your hands. Here are the best checkups to check out?and those you can skip.
How to Solve Three Puzzles
New knowledge and sophisticated diagnostic techniques are helping doctors recognize early signs of autism, Alzheimer's disease and heart problems in women. Harvard experts report on the advances that are giving patients hope.
The Risks of Tanning
Despite objections from the indoor tanning industry, dermatologists present more evidence that there's no such thing as a healthy tan.
Very Personal Medicine
The search is on for more-accurate ways to diagnose prostate cancer. How 'biomarkers' might save lives.
Implants and Your Health
What you need to know about getting breast implants: the pros, the cons and the long-term consequences.
Big-Belly Blues
A Harvard doctor explains why it's critical to trim down and firm up.
Why Stroke Rate Is Up for Women
Rates among younger women have nearly tripled over the last decade. Here's how to reduce your risk.
A Deceptive Disease
I had all the symptoms of thyroid cancer as a teenager, but it took years to get the right diagnosis.
The Delivery Debate
Why deciding how and where to have a baby is more confusing than ever.
Mommy Wants Her Body Back
More older women are getting breast surgery than ever before, in the hopes of reclaiming their pre-pregnancy figures.
Five Reasons Your Office Is Bad for You
Desk jockeys beware: The average working environment can take a surprising toll on your health. Here's how to avoid the hazards.
Knee Injuries Up in Women
Female athletes are especially vulnerable to ligament injuries. They can learn to protect themselves?by behaving more like boys.
Her Body: Could You Have SAD?
If the 'holiday blues' linger longer than a couple weeks, it might be something more serious.
Her Body: Women and Weight
Surprising new findings on how our perceptions of our bodies affect our desire to shed pounds.
How to Beat Bunions
Surgery isn't the only option for dealing with the unsightly bumps. A guide to easing the pain of this mostly female foot problem.
Treating Women with HIV
Women make up a growing percentage of new cases, so why are so many doctors still treating it like it's only a male disease?
The Kegel Way: Sex and Strength
Growing numbers of women are struggling with incontinence. Here's one way to address the problem--and spice up your sex life at the same time.
