More than a million children as young as 8 are serving as caregivers to family members.Read more…
Supporting Children Who Serve as Caregivers
By Jane E. Brody
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Ask Well: Can Nightmares Cause a Heart Attack?
By Karen WeintraubThere are case reports of people with no previously known risks having a heart attack after a nightmare, though they appear to be quite rare. Read more…
A Truce With My Aging Stepdog
By Mireya Navarro
I was the intruder who kicked him out of his daddy’s bedroom and wouldn’t let him lick the dirty dishes. But he doesn’t remember that anymore.Read more…
The Weekly Health Quiz: Potatoes, a Penis Transplant and Zika in Europe
By Toby Bilanow
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. Read more…
Bad News Delivered Badly
By Susan GubarWhether a medical judgment is optimistic or pessimistic, poor communication can upset patients who are already anxious.Read more…
Diet High in Saturated Fats May Be Linked to Dense Breasts
By Nicholas Bakalar
Teenage girls who eat a diet high in saturated fat are at increased risk of developing dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer.Read more…
Why Does the Physical Exam Stop at the Navel?
By Danielle Ofri, M.D.It’s like our patients are Humpty Dumpty, and the pieces are divvied out between different medical fields.Read more…
Learning to Live With a Child’s Allergies
By Curtis SittenfeldYou read every ingredient in everything you buy. You come to know certain products so well that when they get a new ingredient, it’s like a friend getting a haircut.Read more…
Skin Problem? Websites May Offer Poor Care
By Nicholas Bakalar
Consulting a dermatologist over the Internet may have serious drawbacks, a new study suggests.Read more…
Exercise Tied to Lower Risk for 13 Types of Cancer
By Gretchen Reynolds
The potential cancer-fighting benefits of exercise seem to hold true even if someone is overweight, a comprehensive new study found.Read more…
What Should You Pay for a Child’s Guitar (Or Any Musical Instrument)?
By Ron LieberWe ought to put every object of child desire through its own wants-versus-needs test, one that inevitably ends with a question about how much is enough.Read more…