How patients say they feel may be a good indicator of their general health.
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Category Archives: Health & Wellness
The $1,600 Marathon
I wondered how much this, my sixth marathon, would cost me. And not just the race fee, but the total of every little thing that I would spend money on to get me from my first training run to race day.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Cavities, Carbs and Coffee
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Keeping the Disruption of a Move in Perspective
The magnitude of cancer provides a scale against which every other crisis falls happily short.
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Alive and Well
When I close the door to the exam room and it’s just the patient and me, the power of human connection becomes palpable.
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Pokémon Has Kids on the Move — and in Their Phones
The game gets children off the couch, but do our usual screen time limits apply?
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To Stem Obesity, Start Before Birth
Researchers are tracing the origins of obesity to the pre-pregnancy weight of a child’s mother and father.
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Think Like a Doctor: A Cough That Won’t Stop Solved!
A healthy middle-aged man can’t stop coughing. Our readers helped solve the mystery.
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Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Offers Brief Protection of Babies
Flu shots in pregnant women protect their unborn children, but only for a matter of weeks.
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Gut Bacteria Are Different in People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
People with chronic fatigue syndrome have a unique bacterial blueprint in their guts and blood, suggesting that the condition has a physical cause and is not psychological.
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