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The Street Vet

A California veterinarian makes house calls to pet owners who have no place to call home

What It's Like to Be in a Coma

The twilight zone between life and death is a mystery that doctors can solve

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HEALTH TIPS

The Autumn Blues

SOME PEOPLE CAN’T WAIT for the lovely colors, cooler weather, and cozy sweaters of autumn. In fact, fall is Americans’ favorite time, the season of choice for about 30 percent of us, according to a recent YouGov poll. But for a minority of others, the transition from summer create worry, fear, and worse. We often hear about the short, cold days of winter causing what is known as seasonal affective disorder. But according to Carrie Landin, a psychologist with the University of Colorado Health Integrative Medicine Center, a significant number of people actually experience autumn anxiety.

LAUGHTER

The best Medicine

Pony Miracles

WHEN OUR WEE group of miniature horses enters a room, it’s Magic, queen of the herd, who always seems to find the person who needs her most. The room on this day is in a Florida assisted living facility and is full of residents, staff, family, and even a local news photographer.

Stepping Up to the Plate

A longtime baseball card collector seizes the opportunity to do good after a destructive wildfire

Friends in High Places

How a surprise adventure turned into the story of a lifetime for two Supreme Court justices—and me

Kindness, Delivered

THE E-MAIL REQUEST came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon in March: tempura broccoli topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and fermented cucumber vinegar—with a twist. The man who sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his mother-in-law, who adored the dish. He went on to explain that she was now in the final stages of lung cancer at her home Steve Chu, one of the Asian fusion restaurant’s co-owners, read the e-mail and quickly replied with an alternative suggestion. “Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We’d like to meet you in Vermont and make it fresh for you.”

Trapped At The Bottom Of The Sea

It was supposed to be a routine job for a team of men who repair underwater pipelines. Then one diver’s air-supply cord snapped—when he was 300 feet down.

Quieting Anxiety

Overlapping crises have made many of us jumpy. But how do you know when you have slipped into a more serious problem and need help?

A Song in His Heart

An encounter with a waiting room songstress unlocks a side of my father I’d rarely seen before Alzheimer’s

With Open Arms, at Last

Everyday miracles

IF YOUR Block COULD Talk

Fascinating facts about the streets where we live

Feel Happy, Even When You're Not

As simple as it sounds, plastering on a smile can be the first step toward cheering yourself up

THE BEST DESSERT IN EVERY STATE

Apple pie belongs to all of us, but every region has its signature treat. With help from our friends at Taste of Home, we’ve found the 50 best.

A WORLD OF GOOD

HUNGER IN AMERICA GROWING HOPE IN AN URBAN GARDEN

THE SNAKE CHARMERS

Invasive Burmese pythons are squeezing the life out of the Everglades. An unlikely sisterhood of the swamp is taking them on.

Your Brilliant Smartphone

Unlock your device's most helpful tricks and secrets with these 25 tips

A Dementia That Can Be Cured

“I couldn’t even sign my name,” says an ex-teacher. It took years for doctors to spot the real cause.

13 Things Scent-sational News About Smell

In early 2020, ear, nose, and throat doctors around the world saw an unusual number of patients who had unaccountably lost their sense of smell. Many of these specialists then developed the same condition, and some became very ill. Suddenly, the stepchild sense took center stage.

I Cry for the Mountains

After a wildfire swept through the land where his family raised their cattle for more than a century, a rancher takes a tour of what’s left—and what might come next

OUR LITTLE GIRL CHIKA

What is a real father? An orphan in Haiti teaches bestselling author Mitch Albom a wonderful new definition.

Robots Gone Wild

What happens when you train a machine to take over for humans? It screws up—just as humans do.

Fighting for Country and Beethoven

During a stressful time, a National Guardsman still finds a way to lead his class

THE TEACHER WHO WRESTLED A COUGAR

When a wild cat springs from the woods to prey on her young students, a daycare owner instantly moves to protect them. A classic RD drama.

I Am Soy …A Proto- Protein with a Problem

THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE

SO YOU'VE HAD IT ROUGH? GOOD!

HOW WE APPROACH HARDSHIP COULD TELL US HOW LONG WE’LL LIVE

Putting a Ring Back on It

It was July 2014. We were building a smaller house and getting ready to move when my husband became very ill. He had to spend nine weeks in assisted living, leaving me to do everything in our new home. By nighttime, I felt as if I was moving in slow motion.