We want convenient, inexpensive answers, so protocols rely on who’s available and what’s easy to provide. »

Taxpayer-funded studies of coffee enemas, chelation treatments, energy healing, lavender scent therapy, and acupuncture all took their lumps. »

It’s not just the U.S. Supreme Court and Stephen Colbert who think of corporations as people; we do it, too. »

Burnout can be insidious if you don't recognize the triggers and take steps to relieve the stress. »

Long before it was applied to people, the term “burnout” appeared in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary to describe what happened to rockets or jet engines that “ceased to operate,” having used up their fuel.

By the 1970s, the term had been aptly borrowed by psychology researchers who realized that humans, too, can sputter to earth when caught in a cycle of... »

Though small in numbers, suicides occur at a higher rate in pancreatic cancer patients than in returning war veterans. »

Your patients may have gained insurance coverage for mental health services as of January 1, 2012. »

In many ways, the Dartmouth Atlas has put end-of-life (EOL) care on the map of health-care policy debates. It has proven an invaluable resource to those interested in examining patterns of health-care utilization among elderly patients in the last two years of life. Most notably, the Dartmouth Atlas group has spearheaded research demonstrating dramatic... »