One kind is about life. The other is about loss. Both are useful.
Most people have only one thing in mind when they hear those words, “big dream.” You know about that.
“Grief itself is transformative. It is a process of disassembly.”
– Rebecca Cathcart
In an article in the Science Times Section of The New York Times, writer […]

Complicated Grief Needs Special Treatment, Study Says: Complicated grief is a debilitating disorder associated with important negative health consequences, but the results of existing treatments for it have been disappointing. Click headline to read the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) summary.

The first 60 minutes after an injury or life-threatening event (stroke) have been proven to be so important it is called “the golden hour.”

AfterShock: What to Do When The Doctor Gives You—-or Someone You Love—-a Devastating Diagnosis, by Jessie Gruman, Ph.D.
This is an A+ book.
The Patient Report’s Basic Book List is purposely kept small, focusing on books which we believe are worth your time and enable you go right to work on your concern. AfterShock is only the […]

Read more about how one drug that works for many smokers may be helpful to people who are abuse or are addicted to alcohol: Medpagetoday.

Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese Asian-Americans have higher risks for some cancers than others, based on their ethnic heritage.
If you belong to any one of these groups, tell your doctor about this study.
Read the article:

American Cancer Society

The Surgeon General is called the “nation’s top doctor.” Presidents, especially this one, have been meddling for years with their speeches and action. Full, absolute independence is the only way to have a credible Surgeon General. The public loses when they are gagged.
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A New Focus on Easing Pain: Palliative care, a new specialty, brings the hospice philosophy to hospital settings, where patients may not be dying but in great need of pain relief or symptom management.
From Bench to Bedside: How Long Does It Take? A British view of the Food and Drug Administration’s role in bringing new, […]

“Depression is toxic to your brain in a bigger way that we ever realized.”
“The literature already suggests that depression is a risk factor for dementia, says Meryl Butters, associate professor of geriatric psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
“Depression is toxic to your brain in a bigger way that we ever realized,” she […]

Primary Source: The New York Times, July 3, “Keeping Patients’ Details Private, Even From Kin” 
If you are an adult who needs a root canal (or any other major dental work), it is unlikely you think that this is private information.
In fact, it is likely that you moan about it, dread the day of the procedure […]