In 2013, Ivy Elkins started feeling a worsening pain in her neck and an odd pain in her elbow. Eventually, she was unable to even straighten her arm. Her primary care doctor thought it was an overuse injury. X-rays showed nothing unusual, and physical therapy provided no improvement. The then-47-year-old mom of two went to an orthopedist who did an MRI and found that a mass had eaten away her bone. The doctor ordered a biopsy, and Elkins learned she Healthy

As Whitney* approached the end of her medical residency more than two years ago, she discovered a new birth control device that seemed like a perfect fit for her needs. The contraceptive — a one-year vaginal ring — meant she’d only need one prescription annually instead of the monthly refills required for most hormonal rings. She also liked that the ring didn’t require insertion or removal by a healthcare provider (HCP) like an intrauterine device (IUD). Whitney knew she wanted Healthy

By Steven Sandage, Boston University Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate student voiced a familiar question. “I have heard psychotherapy makes people more self-absorbed,” they said. “So how can you encourage a practice that has such a negative social impact?” I am often struck by these negative stereotypes, despite growing demand for counseling – particularly amid the pandemic. The well-entrenched image seems to be that psychotherapy is an indulgent, narcissistic cocoon where therapists enable Healthy

As told to Nicole Audrey Spector February is National Cancer Prevention Month. I was 18 years old when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’ll never forget the way the doctor broke the news in the stark fluorescence of an ER exam room. He spoke to my father, as though my mother — the 49-year-old elementary school principal, wife and mother who had been admitted after suffering a fall and severe back pain — was not the person who Healthy