My Stupid Elbow and the Crisis in Health Care
A lingering hockey injury forces a science writer to reconsider his criticism of American medicine -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Global Iron-Deficiency Crisis
Some two billion people don’t get enough of this essential mineral in their diets -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Election Science Stakes: Medicine and Public Health
Scientific American's senior medicine editor, Josh Fischman, talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Election Science Stakes: Medicine and Public Health
Scientific American's senior medicine editor, Josh Fischman, talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Good a Diet Is Intermittent Fasting?
The popular fasting diet regimen can work well for weight loss, but many other claims about its benefits remain to be proved -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Our Health Depends on Our Homes and Work Spaces
A new book looks at the science of how our buildings affect our bodies and minds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Your Homes and Buildings Affect You
Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Boost Your Immunity
Some simple, practical steps can raise your resistance to viruses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What if Doctors Stopped Prescribing Weight Loss?
Focusing on body size isn’t making people healthier. Some clinicians are trying a different approach -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Is Brain Stimulation the Key to Athletic Performance?
I wore a fancy set of headphones during every workout for two weeks to see if it could help me improve my cycling. And it worked (I think) through a concept called neuropriming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Is Brain Stimulation the Key to Athletic Performance?
I wore a fancy set of headphones during every workout for two weeks to see if it could help me improve my cycling. And it worked (I think) through a concept called neuropriming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Nature Helps Body and Soul
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Nature Helps Body and Soul
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Fight PCOS with Diet and Nutrition
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects as many as 1 in 10 women of child-bearing age, but diet and lifestyle changes can help you overcome your symptoms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Fight PCOS with Diet and Nutrition
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects as many as 1 in 10 women of child-bearing age, but diet and lifestyle changes can help you overcome your symptoms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Should You Exercise While Sick?
It's hard to do much of anything when you're under the weather. Are there benefits to exercising while sick, or will working out just make you feel worse? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com