General Health & Wellness

It’s what we all seek, and it seems like everyone has an opinion about how to get there. We’ll help you cut through the clutter with expert insights to help you manage your family’s health and wellness needs.

Researchers: Mind your spine

Yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy and various meditative practices could help back pain sufferers find relief.

Unspooling the catnip conundrum

Our feline friends aren't the only ones excited about this plant—researchers are learning how its active ingredient could lead to breakthroughs in medicine.

Break a sweat over the holidays, but do it safely

Before you take off to run the jingle bell race, make sure you take appropriate injury prevention steps.

Uncanny facts about canned foods

With a long shelf life, you can stock up when favorite foods go on sale, but be sure to check the labels for added sugar and salt.

Tip the scale in your favor

Monitoring your weight daily can help you today and in the long term.

Patient Story

The hundred-mile journey

After a dozen foot surgeries and a decade-long battle with a pressure ulcer, a Michigan woman undergoes one last surgery and lands on her feet.

More green space = a healthier heart

Neighborhoods with more vegetation tend to have lower levels of stress.

Make it a Mediterranean holiday season

You don't need a cruise ship or flight to enjoy the benefits of this delicious diet—these foods are at your neighborhood grocery.

Have anemia? An app and a fingernail may be able to tell

Test accuracy is on par with currently available point-of-care tests, without the need to draw blood.

Patient Story

Santa visits NICU babies

The littlest patients see jolly old Saint Nicholas before their first Christmas.

Build a good food mood

What determines your cognitive output? Your nutritional input.

Make nice with rice

Boost your diet with brown or the whole-grain form.