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Watch This Space: 3 Phenomena That Will Drive Health Care Innovation in 2019

By REBECCA FOGG  Back at their desks after the holidays, health care payers, providers and policymakers across the country are staring down their list of 2019 priorities, wondering which they can actually accomplish. Innovation to improve care quality and reduce costs will top many lists, and progress on this front depends, in no small part,… Read More »

The development of brain stem cells into new nerve cells and why this can lead to cancer

Ana Martin-Villalba and her research team at the German Cancer Research Center followed stem cells along the path to neurons. The scientists analyzed at every step which genes where switched on and which of them were actually turned into new proteins. They expected to find that stem cells would simply switch their stem cell genes… Read More »

What advocacy means to this physician

Patients first Patient care brings me enormous satisfaction. Nearly 40 years ago, when I chose medicine as a career, this was a driving force. Within moments of patients coming into my office, they often share aspects of their life history known only to their closest friends and family. Bestowing this trust is a huge honor… Read More »

This Brightening Hair Mask Keeps Lady Gaga’s Blonde Hair Brass-Free

Getty ImagesLeandro Crespi Close your eyes for a second—wait, okay, read this sentence first and then close your eyes—and picture Lady Gaga for me. What comes to mind first? I’m gonna go ahead and guess that it’s her megawatt, white-blonde hair, shining with the light of a thousand newly born stars. And if you’ve ever… Read More »