Well: Picking Nursing Home Shouldn’t Be Trial and Error

Know what level of care a person with dementia requires and which homes has the best programs and atmosphere. Also take into account your travel situation.

















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Well: Fresh and Fruity Salsas

Creative ingredients, like watermelon or kohlrabi, can freshen up a summer salsa, writes Martha Rose Shulman in this week’s Recipes for Health.

















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Well: Ask Well: Do I Need a Measles Shot?

I haven’t been vaccinated against measles since I was a child in the 1950s. Should older adults get another vaccination?

















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Well: The Joy of Becoming a Veterinarian

Veterinary schools are using poetry and literature to inspire student and help vets remember why they went into the profession.

















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Well: A Toxic Menagerie

A conversation with Mark Siddall, the author of a new book about the ways in which animals use poisons — sometimes against humans.

















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Well: Feeling as if I Failed the Patient

I thought about the patient I had been treating for three years for leukemia. I would be seeing her in clinic in a few hours, and I had a bad feeling about her disease.

















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Well: Statins May Speed Wound Healing

Statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, may have a role in surgical wound healing, a new analysis suggests.

















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