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Written a poem lately? How about in a lucid dream? Fortunately, we don't have to be lucid dreamers to learn a few tips about how to be more creative.

Normal dissociative processes aid us in imaginative creativity, but they also promote cognitive error—in criminal justice, the sciences, and our everyday lives.

A two-minute meditation rooted in shared humanity could offer law enforcement a science-backed path to connection, resilience, and better policing.

Humans living in space for months, years, or even generations will need to navigate sex in a zero-gravity world.

Personal Perspective: AI confidently provides answers that, often, are disconnected from reality itself, distorting how our brains interpret cause and effect.

(MedPage Today) -- Older adults who received a high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine had a lower risk of incident Alzheimer's disease dementia compared with those who received a standard-dose shot, U.S. claims data showed. Compared with standard...

The decision to divorce or stay unfolds through cycles of ambivalence and reflection. This dynamic, reflective journey is far from the linear process some couples may expect.

(MedPage Today) -- Teleneurology ward rounds outperformed on-site consultations for patients in the subacute phase of stroke, a prospective study showed. Across 15 hospitals within four German telestroke networks, complete adherence to six guideline...

(MedPage Today) -- Influenza vaccines were effective at preventing hospitalizations and outpatient visits among U.S. kids in recent years, but uptake remained low and fell further in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found. Vaccine...

This article aims to provide a clear understanding of phantom pain, its causes, who it affects, and common symptoms and treatment to help readers make sense of this phenomenon.

Sports psychiatry is a growing field with standards and training. Learn how to identify a qualified sports psychiatrist and why specialized expertise matters for athletes.

(MedPage Today) -- Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. But when the FDA needlessly placed an age restriction on over-the-counter levonorgestrel (Plan B) for emergency contraception, I decided I needed to become a lawyer too. I reasoned...

A man returns home after prison, yet something within him no longer responds. This story reveals how identity loss can begin long before crime takes shape.

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(MedPage Today) -- A quarter of older adults on hypothyroidism medication were able to wean off of it while maintaining adequate thyroid function, an open-label prospective study showed. In patients 60 and up, a protocol for stepwise reduction...

Simple but unexpected ways to target your upper back in common yoga poses. The post Shoulders Feeling Tight? These 15-Minute Stretches Will Fix That. appeared first on Yoga Journal.

Healing sometimes means moving beyond people who once shared your struggles. That change can trigger a surprising and painful form of survivor’s guilt.

(MedPage Today) -- Most people seeking medication abortion were able to correctly determine if they were eligible based on a prototype drug facts label, a diagnostic study found. After reading the medication abortion label, 88% of participants...

(MedPage Today) -- In this series, MedPage Today is asking healthcare economists and policy experts the same questions about the high costs of U.S. healthcare. They'll reveal what they believe is working, what's not working, and what else can be...

Workaholism is often praised, but children pay the price. Research shows adult children of workaholics can struggle with depression, perfectionism, and relationships.