A report from the National Academy of Science suggests that facial expressions can reveal compound emotions, emotions beyond mere happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. In addition...
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Sunlight might be the best disinfectant, but it also might...
Here’s why you should wear sunglasses. According to researchers led by Dr. Louis Pasquale of Harvard Medical School, sunlight can increase the chance of “exfoliation syndrome,” which is...
Americans more likely to go without needed care and to struggle...
More than one in three adult Americans (37 percent) surveyed by the Commonwealth Fund in 2013 report skipping care because of the cost. And, more than four in ten Americans (41 percent)—a greater...
How a community is left with no access to hospital services
Watch these videos to understand how a for-profit hospital company can buy out a local community hospital and shortly thereafter leave the community with no access to hospital services. Part...
A skin patch for monitoring your health wirelessly
In the what-will-they-think-of-next department, engineers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern have developed a thin skin patch for monitoring your health that looks almost like a piece of...
Why Congress should increase the minimum wage to its 1968 level
A new report by the Economic Policy Institute illustrates why Congress should increase the minimum wage. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Representative George Miller of California have introduced a...
What’s a patient-centered medical home?
What’s a Patient Centered Medical Home? It is not a place. It is a type of medical practice where doctors collaborate to offer patients good coordinated care and engage patients and their...
The cost of cancer drugs: It could bankrupt you
If you want to understand the power of the pharmaceutical industry to gouge Americans and, in particular, to force Americans with cancer into bankruptcy, you should watch this 60 Minutes piece that...
The U.S. ranks behind Iceland and many other countries in how...
A new 2014 Global Age Watch report ranks Norway as the country that best serves its older population. The report is based on data from 96 countries on pensions, health, employment and education...
Seniors vs. Seniors
What happens when high school seniors take on senior citizens? Check out this video from Buzzfeed to find out.