Only two countries on Earth let drug companies pitch their products directly to you and me: New Zealand and the United States. Canada dabbled in these direct-to-consumer ads but quickly tightened up their rules. The European Union, back in 2008, took one look and said, 鈥淣ope 鈥� not here.鈥� ...
Readers reacted to my column from the 13-year-old dealing with parents who split up. The email below was the most poignant. Q. I鈥檓 glad that 13-year-old had you to talk with. My family isn鈥檛 big on communication. And they put down anyone who seeks counseling. I should know. My parents ...
Robert Redford, the actor whose golden smile and understated persona warmed movie screens for decades, attended the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship. When he died on Tuesday at 89, Redford was remembered, among other things, for his one baseball movie: 鈥淭he ...
Q. My parents split up two weeks ago. I feel lost. My mom moved us to another apartment right away because she said the one we lived in cost too much. My dad moved too. I鈥檓 supposed to split my time with them, but it鈥檚 very confusing right now. I don鈥檛 feel like I have a place of my own ...
Editor鈥檚 note: This column draws on Dr. Aaron E. Carroll鈥檚 essay, 鈥淭he Bright Spots of American Healthcare: A Beacon of Innovation and Progress,鈥� published in The New York Times on Sept. 5. When people talk to me about health care in the U.S., it鈥檚 usually a conversation filled with ...
During my lifetime, there have been more doomsday predictions than I can count. Religious leaders, cult founders and politicians have been warning, 鈥淭he end is near,鈥� for as long as I鈥檝e been around. I looked 鈥檈m up. Harold Camping had billboards, Marshall Applewhite had his ...
