Saturday, 29 August 2015
Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: Water, Concussion Risk and Jet Lag
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Does Neuroticism Breed Creativity? Researchers Say So
Being happy-go-lucky is overrated. It’s neuroticism that can lead to creative breakthroughs.
F.D.A. Approves Repatha, a Second Drug for Cholesterol in a Potent New Class
The new drug is made by Amgen for people with extremely high cholesterol levels and heart patients who do not get adequate results from statins and other therapies.
Well: Living With Cancer: Collateral Damage
In a quandary that stalks oncology, procedures that prolong lives also impair them. Yet cancer patients who must forfeit quality of life to gain quantity of life rarely receive adequate warning before treatment or guidance afterward.
Op-Ed Contributor: Let Fear Guide Early Stage Breast-Cancer Decisions
Our emotions can make the unlikely risks of early stage breast cancer feel highly probable, or cloud the perceived benefit of treatment.
Friday, 28 August 2015
Dr. James H. Duke Jr., Texas Trauma Surgeon, Dies at 86
Dr. Duke was famous for his health reports on NBC and for having attended to President Kennedy and Gov. John Connally in Dallas after the deadly shooting in 1963.
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