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“Can I talk to you for a minute?” asks a worried-looking mother after her daughter’s therapy session. “Please wait for…

For most of my life, chocolate was demonized. An indulgence. A guilty pleasure. So when we all found out chocolate…

When I was a child, people with special needs were not seen regularly in society. There were institutions, or families…

When 3-year-old Emily sees her older brother has cut his finger, she grabs her own finger and winces. This “mirroring”…

I’m not saying you put on a few pounds during the holidays. But the average American puts on one to…

I’m writing this from bed, as I wrote the previous three columns. I have a connective-tissue disease called Ehler’s-Danlos syndrome.…

Parents who establish fitness habits early just may lead their children to a healthier adulthood. “I think it’s important for…

If there were a vaccine for breast cancer, she wouldn’t be able to close the office doors ever, says Dr.…

When I was 3 years old, I learned my first lesson in caring for another person. I woke from an…