Immunotherapy Drugs Slow Skin Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain
Drugs that activate the immune system shrank tumors and prolonged life among patients with an aggressive form of melanoma, a small study shows.
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How You Felt About Gym Class May Impact Your Exercise Habits Today
People tended to harbor vivid memories of gym class, a new study found. The results could have implications for motivating adults to stay physically active.
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Photo CreditBrian L. Frank for The New York Times The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors
In an intriguing study, black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
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What Twins Can Teach Us About Nature vs. Nurture
The relative importance of nature and nurture has been debated for centuries, and has had strong — and sometimes misguided — influences on public policy.
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Photo CreditTatyana Zenkovich/EPA, via Shutterstock Let Kids Play
Doctors should prescribe playtime for young children, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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The Treatment Gap
Photo CreditBrian L. Frank for The New York Times This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare.
Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment.
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The New Health Care
Photo CreditErik Jacobs for The New York Times This Drug Is Safe and Effective. Wait. Compared With What?
Comparative effectiveness research may be the best way to answer questions that patients and physicians face every day.
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Photo CreditJustin Sullivan/Getty Images In San Francisco, Opioid Addiction Treatment Offered on the Streets
City health workers are handing out buprenorphine prescriptions to homeless people in hopes of getting them into treatment.
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Photo CreditiStock Is Coconut Oil Good or Bad for You?
A Harvard professor called coconut oil “pure poison.” Not everyone takes such a harsh stand.
