All of us have heard guidelines about how to be physically healthy—eat well, exercise, wash your hands, get plenty of rest. But how many of us have thought seriously about our social lives—the ...

Some of my earliest memories are of summers with my grandparents, in New Delhi. I spent long, scorching months drinking lassi, playing cricket, and helping my grandparents find ripe mangoes at ...

In medical school, Casey Means could tell that her own health was slipping. The culprits? Crummy food, long days hunched over a desk and little sleep -- rites of passage for many future physicians. “I ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

Have you ever felt alone in the world? Isolated? If you have, can you think back to the state of your mental health at that time? Now, try to think of a time when you had a strong support ...

Steve Koch never thought of himself as a grudge-holder. Still, certain moments endured: his mother’s harsh words his senior year of high school, the neighbor who publicly slighted him, the Ford ...

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