Health

Floods render NYC hospitals powerless

(AP)—There are few places in the U.S. where hospitals have put as much thought and money into disaster planning as New York.

Health

Q&A: Safety tips for summer activities

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love to be outdoors. I enjoy running, hiking and swimming. Often in the summer, I take my family camping, and we go kayaking, canoeing and do other activities. With the temperatures anticipated to be above ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Making backup plans can be a self-fulfilling prophecy

Is having a Plan B always a good idea? Or can these 'safety nets' actually make you less likely to achieve your goals? Psychologists from the University of Zurich propose a new theoretical framework for studying the effects ...