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Head-trauma suits against NFL increase

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:13:43 EST

A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.

Opinion: How our doctors do harm

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:57:46 EST

The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.

Why I became a triathlete

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:07:51 EST

Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.

Doctor fights mental health stigma

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:27:56 EST

As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.

Contentious meeting reflects N.Y. community divided by medical mystery

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:09:49 EST

A community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.

Brain bank examines hard hits

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:04:39 EST

The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.

N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:23:42 EST

In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.

Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology exams

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:18:05 EST

Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.

What to expect at well-child visits

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:22 EST

Well-child visits have changed since you were a kid. Find out what pediatricians will be checking for.

No stress relief for stress writer

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:56:42 EST

"I see here you'll be staying overnight," says the woman at the surgery check-in, fixing me with a soothing beam.