How to Welcome Back a Colleague in Recovery

How to Welcome Back a Colleague in Recovery

It can be awkward or difficult to welcome back a colleague who has been absent for reasons related to mental…

Physical therapy after hip replacement: Can rehab happen at home?

Physical therapy after hip replacement: Can rehab happen at home?

By Robert H. Shmerling, M.D. Harvard Health Blog Chances are good that at some point you or someone you know…

Not In Vain

Plastic surgery exists for those who don’t want the attention By Megy Karydes Not everyone who seeks out plastic surgery…

Coping with Kidnapping

Coping with Kidnapping

How do our bodies react and recover from horrific experiences like the one in Cleveland? By Nancy Maes The names…

Forget Your Lines

Forget Your Lines

Memory Ensemble and Lookingglass Theatre use improv to help Alzheimer’s patients By Nancy Maes Physicians encourage Alzheimer’s patients to stay…

A Perfect Baby Body

A Perfect Baby Body

New program helps women restore their bodies after childbirth By Morgan Lord Childbirth brings with it plenty of joys—unconditional love,…

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

When the heart fails, it’s time to consider a transplant Glenn Bovard didn’t realize he’d had a heart attack six…

Triathlon Recovery

Triathlon Recovery

A lifetime runner gets a second chance with a total knee replacement Fear of immobility caused William Marty to postpone…

The Waiting Game

The Waiting Game

Facing down an incurable cancer with optimism and research In late November of 2006, the pain in Bill Herlihy’s back…

Uncovering Concussions

Uncovering Concussions

How They’re Changing Our Brains and the Game It’s nearly kickoff. Families and friends nationwide gather around the television and…

The Misery of Sex

The Misery of Sex

Sex after cancer brings its own kind of debilitation. Women who have faced and beaten gynecologic or breast cancer often…

The Long Road Back

The Long Road Back

Much of you is required to rehabilitate after a stroke Life is unpredictable. Most of us go about our days…