Fulfilling trauma’s hidden promise
Psychiatrist, author, advisor to the White House, and professor at Georgetown Medical School, James Gordon is a world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and …
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The psychological consequences of poverty
Johannes Haushofer, an assistant professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, conducts research at the intersection of neurobiology, behavioral economics, and development economics. In Johannes’s 2016 …
How racism makes us sick
Sociologist David R. Williams challenges us to tackle the striking levels of early death and poor health that are due to the color of one’s skin. David is …
A doctor’s case for medical marijuana
David Casarett, Professor of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine and Chief of Palliative Care for the Duke Health System, challenges us to consider what the …
Harnessing the power of placebos
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A portrait of the patient experience
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Looping the planet by pedal, paddle, and perseverance
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Understanding extreme altruism
Larissa MacFarquhar, staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998, explores the mindset of the magnanimous—particularly of those who find themselves endlessly compelled to help those in need—even …