Health

Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel says brain imaging shows talk therapy can change brain biology—and even fight depression

Peter Shawn Taylor: Humiliations on the parquet floor linger long into adulthood and could even have public health consequences says a new study

The author notes that the culture of pill-taking often takes hold in early life, when kids are prescribed drugs such as Adderall or Ritalin for ADHD

I stopped smoking marijuana years ago. But with pot being pitched as the answer to everything from stress to sleeplessness, I decided to find out if cannabis is the fastest route to wellness. Introducing the new world of weed.

As one key U.S. Supreme Court justice retires this summer, the future of all manner of issues — and abortion rights in particular — have been called into question

Ambiguity around Canada’s law has reduced the decision in many cases to the personal judgment of doctors—or to patients with no access to palliative care

The feds are even talking about criminal charges in future cases. But are they ready to crack down on drug promotion disguised as ’medical education’?

Kristin Lawless argues that ’Big Food’ has obscured the fundamentals of healthy eating—and that some additives actually help cause obesity

A new bill would ban paying for plasma donations nationwide. It’s a counterproductive idea, not to mention hypocritical

Brands, alas, are all about appearance, and Spade’s cheery, upbeat brand concealed an order of depression we still don’t talk about