The heart is an amazing organ. I work on heart development which makes me a little biased, but let me tell you why I think so. Every cell i...

Neurological disorders are straining America. These illnesses can deprive us of our happiness, alter our personality, and cause untoward su...

Comic credit: Linda Causey I started getting migraines when I was 16, a genetic gift from my mom. (Thanks, mom!) I participated in clinic...

Photo credit: o5com on Flickr Note: This image is not of anyone related to this post. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( CFS ) is a largely misund...

Photo credit: flickrPrince on Flickr Do me a favor. Before you continue reading this post, get up and get away from your computer scree...

The Research!America annual National Health Research Forum is an amazing opportunity to hear leaders of the health research community talk a...

On a day like Valentine's Day , you just can't help but think about the ones you love. Which is what made me think about this update...

Part 3: PM and CER go hand in hand Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the NIH, gave an example of a CER trial that helped researchers...

Part 2: We need CER to advance PM In the last post, I described personalized medicine (PM) and comparative effectiveness research (CER)...

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I recently saw the new movie Morning Glory. It reminded me of the stereotype in the broadcast news business that morning news is "soft ...

Digging into the New Voices archives today, we found this great unpublished post by New Voice Takao Yamada written in summer 2009. The quest...

Continuing our look at healthy Thanksgiving fare, here are a few recipes geared for a most delicious & nutritious national holiday. Don...

Today is full of fun holidays like Family Health and Fitness Day and Punctuation Day , as well as being part of the Great American (low cho...

I am going to remain in my comfort zone for my very first New Voices blog post. I figure my background in cancer research qualifies me to d...

Yes, we have to. Today’s post focuses on a topic that no one really likes to talk about. It makes men uncomfortable and women anxious and ap...

Where did eye patches originate? You'd probably guess it was an early and low-tech way to conceal an unsightly eye injury. While this ...

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) over 20% of people infected with HIV in the US today do not know they have the virus. This...

Attention readers with a Y-chromosome – this is the week to put down the bacon cheeseburger and pick up some carrots. This is the week to p...