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(MedPage Today) -- "They're looking for scapegoats." -- Aaron Kelly, PhD, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, on the American Diabetes Association's final report about five scientists ousted from this year's annual meeting. "So 130...

(MedPage Today) -- A relationship ends, and she cannot sleep. A parent dies, and his appetite disappears. She loses her job and spends weeks feeling anxious and struggling to concentrate. Some of these patients will arrive in our offices. They...

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(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...

Fitting in isn't the same as belonging. Fitting in asks us to hide our differences, whereas belonging requires us to own them in order to create meaningful connection.

(MedPage Today) -- I am a South Asian physician -- Pakistani, to be specific. By the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) own rule, my doctor should begin screening me for diabetes once my body mass index (BMI) passes 23, because Asian Americans...

How does the Netflix reality show 'The New Stanford Prison Experiment' compare to the famous original study, and does this viewer-oriented simulation offer useful insights?

When you first encounter a "black cat" in dating, it might spook you. But knowing more about such personas can help cat-apault you into a meaningful relationship.

Empathy is all about feeling for other people. Some novels are so good that we are right there with the characters. Perhaps you too will fall in love with "Sorrow and Bliss."

When we absorb other people's projections without recognizing them, we can measure our lives against heteronormative ideals that don’t align with our personal values, desires, or interests.

Emotional intelligence is an ability that can foster better relationships and self-understanding. New research shows the words you need to gain this important skill set.

(MedPage Today) -- EPHRATA, Pa. -- Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, fry pies and squash...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two decades. The bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, produces a toxin that damages the colon’s protective lining, triggers chronic inflammation, and promotes tumor formation.

Do we steer fate and luck when we are superstitious 迷信?

If you’ve ever thought old memories were useless aside from being fodder for a good story, reconsider that.  There are real some real gems, just waiting for you to polish them off.

Profound romantic closeness is better understood as harmony than fusion. Intimacy thrives on openness, but not on total transparency.

Do you know how you benefit from acts of kindness?

WASHINGTON — No matter what happens on Election Day, the midterms will have sweeping implications for American health care. The future of essential health policies, the politics surrounding health issues, and insight into the inner workings of the remade federal health infrastructure will all be affected by Tuesday’s outcomes. A Congress controlled by Democrats could slow down policymaking and amp up investigations. If Republicans maintain a majority, on the other hand, that cou

Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unlike typical bacterial immune systems that keep a deadly toxin under control until a virus attacks, this unusual mechanism waits until an infection begins before producing the DNA that switches on its lethal weapon. The infected bacterium then destroys itself, preventing the virus from multiplying and spreading to neighboring cells.