Anne Boyer, a poet and essayist, writes an unflinching personal essay on becoming a cancer patient.

Copper has been exploited for health purposes since ancient times to reduce the spread of germs and cure infections. While the SARS-CoV-2 virus endures for days on plastic or metal, it disintegrates soon after landing on copper surfaces. Also, an article on how to make a bad day better, and an article on ways to support front-line healthcare workers during the pandemic.

The music industry is working to help musicians and their on-the-road colleagues who face unique challenges in addressing addiction and mental-health issues.

By targeting each patient’s unique tumor, precision medicine is defeating once untreatable cancers. Precision medicine is very successful with some types of cancer, however, only about one in ten patients is currently eligible for these treatments. Researchers are trying to expand the number of patients they can treat with targeted therapies. Using artificial intelligence they are hunting fort hundreds of potential genetic targets.

A group of dedicated service members and physicians is bringing whole-person healthcare to the U.S. Military.

An article from the October 28, 2019 The New Yorker reviews two books about creating good habits, and changing bad habits. Science suggests ways to change habitual behaviors without relying solely on “will power".

Readings from the Winter 2019 issue of Arthritis Today magazine offers some advice about CBD for pain and inflammation; how to decide whether you need 911, an urgent care center or your own doctor; research into osteoarthritis - including recent studies about using injections to reduce pain in osteoarthritic knees, and how to rekindle your sex life. (Rpt. 01/17/20)

Two medical mysteries. In the first, a mentally confused patient is well between bouts. In the second, a patient spends 7 years trying to find a diagnosis for the nausea, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, and need to get up 6 times a night to urinate.

Constipation is a very common ailment that impacts the daily well-being of millions of Americans. Health.com suggests twenty foods that help alleviate constipation. Diarrhea can be caused by food poisoning, medications, or an infection. For bouts of diarrhea that are not severe, home remedies can help.

No one lives forever, but you can do things to extend your life for as long as possible. What are the highest risk behaviors in a typical day.