Ha ha HA Haha. The Sound Of Laughter Tells More Than You Think
Laughter turns out to be a universal language in more ways than we realize.
Health & Safety
A Fitbit Saved His Life? Well, Maybe
A man shows up in the emergency room with a speedy, irregular heartbeat, but can't say when it first went awry. No problem. The ER doctors just checked the phone records of his fitness tracker.
When Kodjo Was Born, They Decided He Should Be Drowned
The reason: He was born with a cleft, considered a curse in Ghana. His life was saved by a stroke of luck.
Just Like Human Skin, This Plastic Sheet Can Sense And Heal
Human skin has properties that are hard to mimic, but a Stanford engineer is working to create a type of artificial skin that can sense, heal and generate its own power.
Medicare Seeks Savings And Innovation With A Switch In Doctors' Pay
A Medicare project will test a new approach for paying primary care doctors that could save money while encouraging physicians to explore alternative ways to serve patients.
Go To The Tape: A Cheap, Easy Way To Prevent Blisters
Ultramarathoners can train for years and still get sidelined by blisters. Stanford researchers tested paper surgical tape during a 155-mile race and found it reduces blisters by 40 percent.
'Alice & Oliver' Novelist On Marriage, Cancer And The Pain Of Uncertainty
Charles Bock's wife died from leukemia just before their daughter's 3rd birthday. Bock relived the final years of her life while writing his new novel. "I was just shattered," he says of the loss.
Canadian First Nation Declares State Of Emergency Over Suicide Attempts
The isolated Attawapiskat community is home to about 2,000 people. In March, there were 28 suicide attempts — and on Saturday night alone, 11 people tried to kill themselves, the CBC reports.
Doggone It, Why Do They Make It So Hard To Take A Pooch On A Plane?
Our 94-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback has moved from the Kenya to Nepal — and now to Turkey. It was really ruff.
Brazilian Doctor Crafts System Hailed As 'Way Forward' For Combating Zika
Pediatric cardiologist Sandra Mattos had set up a network of doctors and hospitals working with tiny heart patients via telemedicine. Her system now also helps remote Zika sufferers.