Living with pain can make everyday activities challenging — or even unbearable. It is estimated that about one in four adults around the world suffer from chronic pain. It’s the most common reason people seek health care and the leading cause of disability worldwide. Opioid medications, once thought to be the solution, have led to their own crisis of suffering. In the race to find relief, researchers are increasingly looking at non-pharmaceutical solutions like meditation and the results have...

We tend to feel mistrustful of anything we deem a knockoff, assuming we’ll end up with a lesser version of the real thing. With “we get what we pay for” a familiar refrain, we learn to associate better quality with a higher price. So when it comes to generic medications, which can cost 85% less than their brand-name counterparts, it’s no wonder we may cast a suspicious eye. However, unlike a bootleg movie or copycat handbag, generic medications are tightly controlled by the FDA...

New Year's resolutions feel exciting in the warm glow of December. But they start to lose their luster once the glitter has been swept from Times Square. A recent study found that 64% of resolutions don't last a month— it seems the surge of optimism of January 1st can only carry us so far.

If the odds are against us, is the answer giving up on resolutions altogether? We turned to experts for advice on creating healthy habits that stick.

In an age of overconsumption, many artists are using the products of our excess to make powerful statements about waste. Others simply find poetry in transforming the discarded into something beautiful. Whatever the motivation, the results of their work are often breathtaking and always thought-provoking.