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How Emergency Rooms Decide Who Gets Seen First

The Secret Superpower of Leftover Pasta

Why You Should Always Wash Your Produce (and What Can Happen If You Don’t)

How Stress and Anxiety Affect Your Nervous System

Stress occurs when your body perceives a threat, triggering a physical response called anxiety. Your heart beats faster. Your blood pressure rises. Your palms sweat. Your muscles tense in preparation to either fight or flee the danger.

How Health Technology Can Help People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Every 67 seconds, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Why Cardiac Problems Spike During the Holidays

If you’re making a list and checking it twice this holiday season, don’t forget to add a point about maintaining your heart health to that holiday checklist.

With Flu Shots Less Effective this Year, Here's Why You Should Still Get Vaccinated

Every year during flu season, there’s a debate about whether to get the flu vaccine.

Coping with Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer

For most women, being pregnant is an incredibly uplifting experience. Sure, it comes with its fair share of discomfort and inconvenience, but that is largely outweighed by the incomparable joy of bringing another life into the world.

Healthy New Year’s Resolutions: Why Breakfast Should Be #1 on Your List

Every January, millions of people make resolutions to live better and eat healthier.

How Depression Affects Cancer Patients

Cancer affects millions of people every year, but everyone has a different experience after receiving a diagnosis and during their treatment. As a clinical psychologist, I often hear misconceptions about how people are supposed to feel after they are diagnosed with cancer. There’s a myth that it is normal for cancer patients to experience depression—but I’m here to tell you that it isn’t true.