Articles by Patrick McGee

If you didn't know it already, you do now: stress kills. That's according to the results of a new study that concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events over a number of years have a 50% higher mortality rate.

A new set of strategies could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations, Americans who are uninsured, low-income, or members of racial and ethnic minority groups.


The FDA today approved Juvisync, the first combination drug developed to treat type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

Two new articles underscore the continuing disparities in access to medical care among disabled and poor Americans.

Gulf war illness appears to be the result of several factors that differ depending upon the locations where veterans served during the war.

Autophagy may provide an entirely new target to reverse atherosclerosis.