From Harper's Magazine - the "Compassionate Use" protocol for giving experimental drugs to patients when no other option exists.

Articles from various sources looking at the rising number of patients with active Hepatitis-C, and issues surrounding the cost of new and effective Hepatitis-C medications.

Privacy advocate Deborah Peel urges consumers to learn how to protect their electronic medical information from the legal marketplace that buys and sells this private information. From the April 2016 More magazine.

Articles from various sources explore the increase in Lyme Disease, and how the tick habitat is spreading. Information on the correct way to remove a tick. Also personal stories of living with Lyme disease, and the difficulty of diagnosis.

Suggestions for coping with seasonal allergies. Articles come from a variety of sources, and cover such related topics as allergic conjunctivitis, the science of sneezing, what allergy drugs to avoid if you plan on sleeping, and many suggestions on how to cope with allergies and allergy-proof your home.

New findings about schizophrenia open the possibility for better treatment and the consideration of a cure. Conclusion to Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee's article for the New Yorker about schizophrenia, genes and identity through the history of mental illness in his own family. Also a cell phone app to connect patients with schizophrenia to peers and coaches.

New findings about schizophrenia open the possibility for better treatment and the consideration of a cure. Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee writes for the New Yorker about schizophrenia, genes and identity through the history of mental illness in his own family.

The costs of ignoring your dentist, including tooth loss, gingivitis, stroke, heart disease. Consumer Reports provides resources for discounted dental care and dental insurance. Also, some techniques to beat a dentist phobia.

Advice from AARP magazine on how to survive a heart attack, with practical ideas about what to do at home, in the ambulance, and at the hospital to get the best care. Men's Health profiles men who have had heart attacks with personal stories about their symptoms and recovery. Heart palpitations are the subject of a Harvard Health publication.

Sandra G. Boodman writes a monthly column for the Washington Post recounting the diagnosis of a puzzling medical case. In the first medical mystery article a man thinks he has food poisoning. In the second article a man is initially diagnosed with Lewy body dementia