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How Philosophy Can Solve Your Midlife Crisis
MIT professor Kieran Setiya’s book “Midlife” aims to smooth out the rocky road of middle age.
Written by Peter Dizikes
MIT News Office
A few years ago,...
Iran Plans to Decriminalize Drug Use Allowing the Nation to Help its Addicts
Iranian lawmakers have passed the motion to decriminalize drug use so they can help their addicts heal, instead of punishing them.
While the Judicial and...
Pill Bottle Timers Could Put a Lid on Opioid Abuse
These prescription pill bottles, which feature built-in stopwatches, could deter possible opioid addiction and misuse in households.
Homeless Hero Most Excited About New Glasses After Rescuing Trucker in Crash
Homeless man James Pocock is being hailed as a hero after he saved a trucker who suffered a heart attack while driving, causing him...
New Plan to Eliminate 90,000 Hepatitis B and C Deaths
Since hepatitis B and C kill more than 20,000 people in the United States every year, this exciting new report has presented a strategy...
Drug Use Drops When ER Patient Visits Are Used as “Teachable Moments”
An emergency room visit for an illness or injury may seem like a strange time to try to motivate someone to cut back on...
Teen Use of Drugs and Alcohol Reaches Exciting New Low
According to a new national survey, teenagers’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s.
Repo Man Pays-off Car for Elderly Couple After Towing It
Jim Ford has grown cynical during his 20 years of repossessing cars – but after hearing about the Kippings' financial situation, his heart softened.
Recovering Addict of 13 Years to Compete in World’s Toughest Marathon
You have to reach rock bottom before you can begin building yourself back up again.
Todd Crandell spent 13 years of his life sinking into...
This Doctor Broke The Law To Engineer a Better Nursing Home, And the Death Rate Plummeted
Even though we are living in an age where growing old is thought of as an inevitable misery, this doctor has been changing the...
Colombians Are Building Houses With Wasted Plastic—Shaped Into Huge Lego Bricks
A group of Colombians are transforming the serious problem of pollution by using plastic waste—and the Lego building model—as a solution for the thousands...
New Implantable Drug Could Ease Opioid Addiction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. It is designed to provide a...
“I can see!” Guatemala Residents Given New Eyeglasses
Over 600 people in this tiny corner of Guatemala have been given 720 pairs of reading and distance vision glasses, as well as 332 sets...
Program Helps Sick Kids In Hospital and After, Regardless of Ability to Pay
It's hard to pick up your life after the trials of illnesses – that's where these guys come in.
Man Turns to Police and Finds Help Instead of Committing Another Crime
Trumaine Daniels had been running away from police all his life, but running toward them for help has turned his whole life around.
Daniels has...
Two Million Used Pill Bottles From the U.S. Are Saving Lives in Africa
Recycling those little, plastic pill bottles that Westerners take for granted is behind a genius plan for helping out millions of people in Africa.
In...
New Nasal Spray is Simple Treatment for Overdoses, Could Save Thousands
The U.S. government cleared the way last month for a cheap, easy-to-use nasal spray that reverses the effects of a drug overdose — and...
From Tiny Buddha: 6 ‘Love’ Challenges To Help You Live Better
We get so caught up in the rush of everyday life that we often forget to stop and really think about why we do...
Innovative ‘PillPack’ Sorts Daily Pills to Make it Easy for Elderly
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 50% of Americans fail to take medicines as prescribed.
That statistic led a young entrepreneur and pharmacist’s son,...
Teens Today Are Actually Good – 7 Positive Trends Prove It
Have teens gotten a bad rap in recent years? They are typically characterized as self-involved, reckless, and only interested in "sharing" on their phones,...