Health

Health
From spreadsheets to sled dogs: A Texas accountant finds balance in northern Minn.
A Houston accountant, Gill walked away from her career and the warmth of the Texan sun to train sled dogs on the north shore of Lake Superior between Grand Marais and Grand Portage.
Stealth disease likely to blame for 20 percent of worldwide deaths
Sepsis, or blood poisoning, arises when the body overreacts to an infection. An analysis finds that it may be involved in 20 percent of deaths worldwide, twice the proportion previously estimated.
Sober curious? Here’s what happens when you abstain from alcohol
Drinking alcohol is a big part of how we socialize. But increasingly, people are choosing to abstain for a month or more for personal reasons. What happens when we cut out booze?
Older actors find a stage where age is no problem
At Theatre 55, people get to play parts they thought were outside their range.
What happens to our eyesight as we age?
Among Americans who are 40 and older, about 24 million have cataracts, almost 3 million have glaucoma and 3 million suffer from low vision. An optometrist and an ophthalmologist talk about the conditions that impair vision and the surgeries, products and new technology that can help.