Howard Stern is 'Unprepared for Life'

On an episode of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross interviewed shock-jock Howard Stern. Gross inquired, “One of the things you reveal in your book is ...

A Woman’s Perseverance in the Face of Denial

In the late 1980’s Gayla Benefield worked in a small town in Montana reading the meters of every house for the local utility company. She noticed ...

Gut Health Instrumental in Shaping Thought Patterns

Have you made a gut decision? Or have you experienced a gut check moment? Have you ever made a decision going with your gut? According to reporting from ...

Comedian Turns Snarky Reply into Generosity

As a veteran comedian and improv actor, Patton Oswalt is known to have a ready retort for anyone heckling or giving him grief. But one particular time, ...

Millions of People Don't Take Medications Correctly

It's considered "the other drug problem." Millions of people don't take their medicine correctly —or quit taking it altogether—and ...

The Town That Found a Potent Cure for Illness—Community

Frome in Somerset, England has seen a dramatic fall in emergency hospital admissions since it began a new collective project. The source for this medical ...

Studies Show Different Responses to Christmas Music

This time of year, the songs of the season are everywhere: at the mall, in elevators, on TV, and in the earbuds of many personal audio devices. But recent ...

The Surprising Benefits of Gratitude Among Children

In Making Grateful Kids, Jeffey Froh shares how school psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Froh summarizes his team's research on the benefits of gratitude among ...

White House Deputy Director Trusted God When Facing Death

Kim Kuo writes in "Assisted Suicide and Real Death with Dignity":

My husband, David Kuo —former deputy director of the White House Office ...

The Dramatic Health Benefits of Gratitude

More and more researchers are finding that gratitude doesn't just make you feel like a better person, it's actually good for your health. Professor ...