I?m expecting and want to have a vaginal delivery, but many of my friends have had cesarean sections lately. Is this a preference, or are there medical reasons to have a cesarean?
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Medicare Advantage plans may offer optional one-time house calls to the people they insure to evaluate their health risks and suggest treatment plans.
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Fostering strong social connections can be tough for men, but male bonding can help you live longer and healthier.
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I just read that we shouldn?t be getting more than 10% of our calories from sugar. Should I cut back on fruit?
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I?m a 23-year-old man who reads my mother?s copy of the Harvard Health Letter. You often talk about how regular exercise improves health, particularly heart health. Since heart disease doesn?t usually start until a man is in his 60s, at what age should I get serious about exercise?
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A report from the Million Woman Study indicates that risk of dying over a 10-year period is essentially the same for happy and unhappy women.
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While most men will lose about 30% of their muscle mass during their lifetime, it is possible to rebuild and maintain muscle with a progressive resistance training program and a higher-protein diet.
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Music therapy has been demonstrated to calm anxiety, ease pain, facilitate rehabilitation, and improve quality of life for people with dementia.
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The FDA has approved idarucizumab (Praxbind), which may be able to reverse the effects of dabigatran (Pradaxa), a newer type of blood thinner that’s had a rare side effect of uncontrolled bleeding during surgery or accidents.
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Chair yoga can help reduce heart rate, blood pressure, and anxiety, and it can boost strength, flexibility, and balance.
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