Health

A drug-resistant fungus that first emerged in the U.S. only a few years ago has been linked to four deaths, and health officials are on guard about its...

While discussing childhood nutrition in my undergraduate lifecycle nutrition class, I remember being so surprised at the simplicity of Ellyn Satter's teachings about eating. According to Satter, a...

WASHINGTON ― The health care reform law known as Obamacare faces another crucial stretch starting Tuesday, when the three-month sign-up period for next year’s insurance coverage begins. The fourth...

People who suffer from chronic urinary tract infections may want to put down the cranberry juice. The once-promising cranberry treatment is looking less and less like an alternative cure-all...

With the election less than two weeks away, Big Soda is preparing for battle. The soda industry, led by the American Beverage Association trade group, is spending many millions...

  Why is figuring out Medicare so difficult? We suspect, in part, it’s because you are expected to look into a crystal ball and know precisely how healthy you...

First of all, one can’t be partially born. In obstetrics, you are pregnant or you aren’t, and you are delivered or you are not. For example, there is...

You'll find my favorite Halloween decoration at the front desk of my dental practice: a bowl of candy labeled "free cavities." (Yes, I know, dentists are hilarious!) This weekend,...

Earlier in this election cycle, Donald Trump bragged about not getting much sleep and falsely accused Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton of sleeping on the job. (A claim that was thoroughly...

Times Are Changin' | Huffington Post Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to...