Primary Care Archives

Author Mary Roach on the icky, grotesque and taboo

In this podcast, bestselling author Mary Roach discusses "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" and her other books.

Ranking residency programs: Tips for ordering your list

Evaluating residency programs can be stressful. But building a rank list helps medical students reflect on their goals and how residency can get them there.

Not everyone can be hypnotized – and researchers are one step closer to understanding why

I've never tried it, but I've always assumed it would be difficult for me to be hypnotized. I'm somewhat of an anxious person, and it's nearly impossible to …

Stanford researchers uncover the neural process behind reaction time

Human beings who react to a stimulus with movement (say, react to a hot stove by moving their hand) can't do so instantaneously. Some neural …