Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with...
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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: There Are Perils in ‘Elderspeak’
A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted...
Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths,...
Two Theories of Consciousness Faced Off. The Ref Took a Beating.
Consciousness may be a mystery, but that doesn’t mean that neuroscientists don’t have any explanations...
Young People Are Not As Happy As They Used to Be, Study Finds
The happiness curve is collapsing. For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness...
Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research
On April 1, the Trump administration’s effort to slash government funding arrived in Morgantown, W.Va.,...
Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies
When a person develops solid tumors in the stomach or esophagus or rectum, oncologists know...
Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
Insulin, heart treatments and antibiotics have flowed freely across many borders for decades, exempt from...
What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger
Do we really have free will when it comes to eating? It’s a vexing question...