What's Health Got to Do with It?

Should patients with heart conditions skip their morning coffee? New research challenges long-held beliefs about caffeine and heart health. Then, ways to limit personal exposure to common chemicals in homes, workplaces and the environment. Plus, how adapting yoga practices to a chair can make movement more accessible.

Our medical experts break down the month’s biggest health news from football-related brain injury to an egg recall linked to salmonella. Then, heart attack and cardiac arrest are not the same thing. Why knowing the difference matters when every second counts — and how you can help.

What patients should consider before starting GLP-1 medications and why a long-term plan matters. Then, the benefits of looking beyond the disease and focusing on the whole person. We explore the philosophy behind osteopathic medicine.

What happens when public health systems fail and when communities must organize to fight back on their own? Then, how video games and the manosphere are contributing to underachievement in some boys.

Our medical experts break down the month’s biggest health news from new insights into how ADHD presents in women to an increase in lung cancer among nonsmokers. Then, our panel of doctors answers your questions.

Will the youth mental health epidemic require the same kind of public health mobilization that transformed the global fight against HIV? Then, the decision to put a child on psychiatric medication can be daunting. What should parents know?

Many patients ignore symptoms from time to time. But what happens when a lingering cough, persistent pain or a delayed checkup becomes something far more serious? We explore why so many health problems are overlooked and how to establish patient-physician partnerships to confront disease head-on.

A recent nursing graduate whose award-winning research on maternal nutrition and childhood allergies highlights the power of curiosity and the importance of following the evidence. Patients are being asked to navigate an increasingly expensive and fragmented healthcare system. We discuss why self-advocacy has become essential.

What if brain fog, fatigue and poor concentration aren't just the price of getting older? We look at what modern conveniences are doing to our bodies. Then, in a world of constant notifications and endless to-do lists, could tending a garden be good for your health?

Our medical experts examine the biggest health news of the month from a new cancer-detecting blood test to a joint supplement that may accelerate cognitive decline.

For generations, women were told to just endure menopause. But what if much of what we've believed is outdated? Then, the biggest threat to your skin may not be aging, but decades of accumulated damage. How to protect your skin for years to come.

Can a routine eye exam reveal more about your health than just vision issues? Then, many people mistake dry eyes for seasonal allergies, but what’s really causing those itchy, burning eyes?

Why is it becoming harder for so many women to access maternity care? Then, who decides what treatment you can receive — your doctor or insurance company?

Our panel of medical experts discusses the month's biggest healthcare news from a rise in vaccine-preventable illnesses to an increase in alcohol consumption by pregnant women.

Updated guidance is challenging old assumptions about cholesterol, heart disease and the use of statins. Then, a new generation of weight loss medications is changing how we think about health. But can a prescription modify habits?

What if food was treated like medicine — prescribed, personalized and reimbursed as part of healthcare? Then, the science behind the Klotho gene. Why researchers call it a possible “anti-aging” switch for the brain.

Actress Annabelle Gurwitch shares how a Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped her life. Then, many people hear “palliative care” and think the worst. Why that misunderstanding can prevent patients from getting the support they need most.

From psychedelic depression treatments to an uptick in tick bites, our health experts unpack the month’s biggest medical headlines.

For a special Memorial Day program, we examine how veterans navigate the complexities of the healthcare system, and we highlight the critical need for specialized care for service members after service ends.

We explore the connection between the heart and brain — how an irregular cardiac rhythm can increase the risk of stroke and how even simple movement like walking can protect the brain.

Adoption is often framed as a selfless and courageous act, but is it truly a choice made by birth mothers or a result of policy and inequality? Then, she’s known for her on-screen work like "Jurassic Park" and "Big Little Lies," but off camera Laura Dern’s most epic role was caregiving for her mother, though it was not without a plot twist.

Our medical experts discuss the month’s biggest health headlines, from falling fertility rates to violence against health care workers.

Nearly 2 million brain cells die each minute a stroke remains untreated. We break down the biggest advances in stroke care and what survivors can teach us about resilience.

How race, identity and weight shape patient care — and what happens when medical professionals get it wrong.

Most Americans have never donated plasma — but for some, it’s the difference between life and death. Then, a stranger’s final act became her new beginning. The human side of organ donation, told by someone living it.