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Health News- Op-Ed Columnist: Saving the Lives of Moms May 20, 2012On Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate a fistula hospital that you readers helped build, and the many African women whose lives it will surely save. […]By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
- Losing More to Gain More: Amputees’ Once-Unthinkable Choice May 20, 2012As artificial limbs are infused with better technology, some people are opting to amputate more extensively to regain something more akin to normal function. […]By ALEXIS OKEOWO
- Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes for Study on Gay ‘Cure’ May 19, 2012At the end of his career, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer has reached a painful conclusion: “I believe,” he wrote in a letter, “I owe the gay community an apology.” […]By BENEDICT CAREY
- The Kabul Hospital That Treats All Sides May 19, 2012There is one hospital in Kabul that treats anyone, from any side, no questions asked. The horrors of the war blow through its doors every day. […]By LUKE MOGELSON
- Well: Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer May 19, 2012The largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health showed that regular coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases. […]By TARA PARKER-POPE
- Well: Does Facebook Turn People Into Narcissists? May 19, 2012Some research suggests that people who frequently update their Facebook status are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, but the social medium of choice for the self-absorbed may actually be Twitter. […]By TARA PARKER-POPE
- Stretch: Downward Dog Hits the Dance Floor May 19, 2012Yoga enthusiasts seeking social outlets without smoke, drugs and (sometimes) alcohol are turning to parties that combine live music, raw food and chants. […]By KATE TAYLOR
- Op-Ed Columnist: Saving the Lives of Moms May 20, 2012
