Biology cannot account for transcendence.
Where many are performing surgery without any formal training, a Christian organization is educating surgeons who stay around despite little pay or prestige -- sometimes despite real danger.
In a world of no weather, and pixel-perfect bodies, female avatars are disproportionately bare.
Goodness is its own reward. But as a bonus, it makes us healthier.
Framing our problem in terms of "costs" is a misrepresentation of the real challenge -- how to slow the increase in spending.
A top item in the fiscal cliff budget negotiations, many aren't prepared to wait a proposed two extra years to be eligible for benefits.
Recent academic scandals highlight a history of data falsification and questionable research in social psychology, and serve as calls to action.
Despite widespread quality assurance and safety measures, so-called "never events" occured on average 4,082 times each year between 1990 and 2010.
Japan is dominating longevity.
People with autism are less likely to commit crimes. Identifying individuals at risk for psychotic breaks, though, may be the one appropriate focus of the mental health discussion surrounding Adam Lanza.
There is such thing as a refined taste for tobacco, and enjoying it in moderation.
Why opting out of the Affordable Care Act and letting people go uncared for is unsustainable
From 33 percent in 1990, 43 percent of people worldwide now live into their seventies. But just because we're living longer doesn't mean we're living better.
Understanding the psychiatric discussion thus far
"What children need to hear most from adults is that they can talk with us about anything, and that we will do all we can to keep them safe." -Mr. Rogers
Weak smoking regulations atop an environment of poverty and pollution, in a city where childhood asthma rates are three times the national average.
Hurdles states and employers will face before the health reform law takes effect
Abandoned buildings and broken windows are bad for our bodies, because they're bad for our minds.
How Judith Scott became the first artist with Down Syndrome to have her work featured in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Information spreads so quickly throughout the very social network because it values complex interpersonal ties