Between Comfort and Care, a Blurry Line
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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Headlines can tell you both more -- and less -- than they intend.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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Moving into a long-term care facility can be very difficult for patients with dementia, and new research shows that their caregivers may also suffer during the transition.
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Some days it is difficult to know exactly where to begin a column.
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Medical care is often priced with the same maddening, arbitrary opacity as airline seats and hotel rooms.
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Medical research often becomes news. But sometimes the news is made to appear more definitive and dramatic than the research warrants.
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For some people, it&#39;s going to the dentist or even the doctor. For others, it&#39;s a bumpy plane ride or even something more down to earth, like that household chore which comes around a little too often.
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The results look a little blurry, even if this contact-lens maker does have some advantages over the competition.
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Recently there has been a roiling debate about how to describe living standards in this country.
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Across the United States, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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In a recent trial, a pain medication wasn't as effective as had been hoped.
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Sharp designs and colors fight the impression made by older devices.
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The company is far from resting on its laurels.
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The medical profession has a costly, little-known secret: Many treatments don&#39;t work all that well for many -- even most -- people.
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Talking about parentsÂ funeral plans can be uncomfortable but it can resolve important issues.
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When it comes to coverage for long-term care, a myriad of choices makes even timely buying a daunting process.