“Brush your teeth” has long been the instruction for people of all ages on how best to take care of the mouth, but millions still have cavities and other oral-health problems every year. Australian dentist Garth Pettit wondered why... Read More

“Brush your teeth” has long been the instruction for people of all ages on how best to take care of the mouth, but millions still have cavities and other oral-health problems every year. Australian dentist Garth Pettit wondered why... Read More

“Brush your teeth” has long been the instruction for people of all ages on how best to take care of the mouth, but millions still have cavities and other oral-health problems every year. Australian dentist Garth Pettit wondered why... Read More

Clarence Jordan is a poor, illiterate African-American man living in the tiny southern town of Calhoun, Mississippi, just barely providing for his family by doing odd jobs. One of his regular customers is Jacob Briar, last in the line of... Read More

A multitude of problems face the United States and other nations as they endeavor to deal with the environmental, social, and economic realities of the twenty-first century. Claude Gendreau, a Canadian-born veterinarian, thinks the... Read More

As people age, it can seem like every visit to the doctor results in more limitations—on food, on mobility, and on time, thanks to medication schedules and more. Dr. David Lipschitz, director of the Longevity Center at St. Vincent... Read More

Most people think of nursing homes as unpleasant places, with bad smells, bad food, and an emphasis on the nursing aspect rather than the idea of home. Gerontologist James H. Collins wants to help change that. In The Person-Centered Way,... Read More