Enclothed Cognition

The word "addictive" seems relatively straightforward, but there are actually a number of factors that must be weighed to assess how addictive a substance is. Do we measure adictiveness based on how pleasurable the drug is? How severe the withdrawal symptoms are?

Most of us have suffered from some form of headache, but for about 375,000 people the suffering is unbearable. Included in this number are those plagued with cluster headaches- a class of headache characterized by episodes of swelling, tearing, and intense pain

In past generations, patients were not only expected to have relationships with their doctors, they looked at the experience almost like it was a social visit. For the younger generation today, however, it is simply not the case.

The popular saying: “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” may have the right intentions, but rarely, if ever, is the saying truly taken to heart -- especially in the case of dressing for the workplace.

Opening themselves up to a gateway of physical health possibilities, app users get to chart their weight, calorie count, and set up realistic goals for themselves.

Join us and PWT in celebrating the very first National Physicians Week by using the hashtag #NationalPhysiciansWeek #ThanksDoc or #WhiteCoatWonders on social media, or by presenting your physician with a red carnation, the emblem of National Doctors Day.

Speaking at Cancerscape, an annual meeting of oncologists, Lindsay Conway, managing director of the Advisory Board Company and an expert in Medicare reimbursements, outlined what providers can expect in 2016.

Reports from earlier this month shed light on the achieved accomplishments a team of scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School who have taken a major step closer to regenerate functional human heart tissue from adult skin cells.

Today medical software company Kareo got the conversation flowing on social media with their #KareoChat hashtag, sparking some critical discussion among the nursing community about exploring the different roles nurses should play in health information technology.

Guest contributor Darin Williams MD writes about the privilege of being a physician and society's puzzling attitudes towards the career path he chose.