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Setting the Medical Record Straight
Medical records are an important part of health care. They create a history of past issues, test results, and medications. They paint a picture of so…
1 year, 11 months ago
Inside Facebook: A Conversation with Jeff Horwitz
After covering the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reporter Jeff Horwitz knew that "something really weird was going on," that social media sites, e…
1 year, 11 months ago
Facebook at 20
Twenty years ago, a group of college sophomores created a website that would end up changing the world — fundamentally altering how we connect with o…
1 year, 11 months ago
When Healing Happens But We Don't Know Why
More than a third of Americans use complementary and alternative medicine, ranging from acupuncture to herbalism, Ayurveda to homeopathy. But despite…
1 year, 11 months ago
How to Live with Uncertainty
Humans crave certainty — in science and politics, in our lives and our leaders, in our decisions and our futures. We find comfort in knowing the fact…
1 year, 11 months ago
Virtual Worlds, Virtual Lives
We're in a major technological revolution where artificial intelligence, gaming, and virtual reality allow us to create and enter totally new spaces …
2 years ago
Why We Love and Hate Exercising — And How to Do It Either Way
We all know that exercise is good for us — for both our bodies and our minds — but motivating yourself to hit the gym, take a run, or even go for a w…
2 years ago
The Transformative Power of Awe
It's the goosebumps you get at the crescendo of your favorite song; the stupefying wonder that comes with witnessing a birth or a death; the astonish…
2 years ago
The Blurred Line Between Life and Death
We think of life and death as clear cut — you're alive or you're not; your heart's beating or it isn't; your brain functions or it doesn't. But when …
2 years ago
Lowering Barriers to Care
Lots of things can get in the way of taking care of your health, catching medical issues early on, and getting treatment. Navigating insurance woes, …
2 years, 1 month ago