A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain?
By Robert Burton Jun 11, 2009
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The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.
By Robert Burton
May 12, 2009
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By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.
By Robert Burton
March 12, 2009
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The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty.
By Robert Burton
February 26, 2009
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Thursday. One doctor assesses the risks.
By Robert Burton
February 6, 2009
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Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
By Robert Burton
January 13, 2009
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Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might.
By Robert Burton
September 22, 2008
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Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?
By Robert Burton
September 12, 2008
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Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
By Robert Burton
August 1, 2008
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Family doctors are a dying breed that is not being revived by medical students. This is the healthcare crisis the candidates should be talking about.
By Robert Burton
July 8, 2008
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Are humans unique in the animal kingdom? Neuroscience pioneer Michael Gazzaniga thinks so. He is not convincing.
By Robert Burton
July 1, 2008
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Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
By Robert Burton
May 12, 2008
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Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?
By Robert Burton
March 31, 2008
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We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?
By Robert Burton
February 29, 2008
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People obsessed with their appearance suffer from a biological disorder, researchers now say. But not so fast: It's still our culture that warps our brains.
By Robert Burton
January 31, 2008
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The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.
By Robert Burton
December 11, 2007
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Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.
By Robert Burton
October 31, 2007
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An extraordinary brain study concludes that a woman in a vegetative state is aware of herself. It's a dangerous claim that could throw families and physicians into turmoil.
By Robert Burton
September 25, 2007
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Poker has been spoiled by TV tournaments and players schooled online. In the battle for the big payoff, wit and camaraderie have been trumped by computer logic and greed.
By Robert Burton
July 28, 2007
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The pharmaceutical giant knew there were heart risks associated with its painkiller -- but its own studies were designed to avoid finding out how serious they were.
By Robert Burton, M.D.
March 31, 2005
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Act more like a zebra and it won't kill you.
By Robert Burton, M.D.
March 20, 2000
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When pharmacists know so much, why do we need family docs?
By Robert Burton, M.D.
January 19, 2000
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If you could know, would you want to?
By Robert Burton, M.D.
December 20, 1999
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Predicting mental illness is usually no better than gambling, but we keep trying.
By Robert Burton, M.D.
December 6, 1999
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Orgasms, cellulite and chronic fatigue: Who could ask for anything more?
By Robert Burton, M.D.
August 30, 1999
Big Pharma says your mysterious pain is real
A judge without empathy is inhuman
PBS's latest infomercial
The dark lesson of Bernie Madoff
How bad is pancreatic cancer?
Should Johnny play linebacker?
My candidate, myself
Born that gay
Why "placebo" is not a dirty word
Where have you gone, Marcus Welby?
We are family
Brain scam
Buff up your brain
The certainty epidemic
How looks can kill
The man who lost his past
We're prejudiced, now what?
The light's on, but is anybody home?
Requiem for a poker game
How Merck stacked the Vioxx deck
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald