Beth Weinhouse

When the very wealthy catch a virus or break a bone while traveling, you can bet they're not waiting in a crowded emergency room. Here's how the privileged few stay healthy while away from home. . . and what they do when medical issues arise.

Today's houses are far more than places to sleep and eat. Thanks to new technology they've become sanctuaries that can help promote health and longevity.

We watch our salt and fat to protect our heart. We exercise and take calcium to protect our bones. And we slather on sunscreen to protect our skin. But what can you do to protect their eyes? It turns out there's quite a lot.

All about the physiology of memory. How and why we remember. . . and what happens when we can't.

Why don’t people trust their doctors? A conversation with F. Perry Wilson, MD, author of "How Medicine Works and When it Doesn't."

Jennifer Brunton ’06GSAS had always excelled academically, but socially she considered herself at the bottom of the class. She found everyday interactions challenging, had difficulty understanding people and their relationships, and struggled to grasp simple social cues. She knew that her way of thinking was different, but she couldn’t pinpoint how or why. Now she knows...

In No Longer Radical: Understanding Mastectomies and Choosing the Breast Cancer Care That’s Right for You, radiologist Rachel Brem ’84VPS, director of breast imaging and intervention at the George Washington University Medical Center, provides women with information they need to make important decisions about prevention and treatment.

Inspiration for successful, innovative business ideas can come from many different sources. Often, it’s highly unpleasant experiences that drive innovation, which was certainly the case for Zocdoc. “I was flying from Seattle to New York with a bad sinus infection,” recalls Cyrus Massoumi ’03, co...

History is filled with pioneering figures who, on closer inspection, are found to be seriously flawed. In The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women — and Women to Medicine, a new biography by Janice P. Nimura ’01GSAS, Elizabeth Blackwell — the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States — and her younger sister Emily, also a physician, have their feminist legacies slightly tarnished. But trading hagiography for historical fact is always a wor...

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on dental health. Here are dentist-recommended ways to preserve teeth and oral health.

Everyday Wellness
No matter how much you shower, wash, scrub, soap, or brush, your body is a veritable jungle of trillions of tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even microscopic animals.

Everyday Wellness
Learn easy fixes for common mistakes to protect your skin from skin cancer and signs of aging.

As a health editor, I’m hyper-aware of how important water is for overall good health. My grandfather, who lived to age 95, drank tons of water throughout the day, and would raise his glass and proclaim, “Best drink in the house!” And my co-workers are never seen without their large bottles of water, which they sip from throughout the day.

Recently I attended a talk by a prominent brain researcher, whose focus is on preventing Alzheimer’s disease. He talked about all the steps people could take to reduce inflammation in the body, and reduce the chances of developing dementia later in life. One of the most important steps, he said, is to get adequate sleep. When we’re asleep, it’s the only time the brain can clear itself of daily “junk” and maintain good working order.

What caused a fit, healthy young woman to have a heart attack?