Current Issue
Illustrated by Roberto Parada
September/October 2010
Patient empowerment is central to our Sep/Oct cover story, “Primary Concerns.” It’s packed with useful tips and resources everyone needs. Take advantage of them. After all, managing your health, or the health of a family member, is one of life’s big jigsaws, and being an advocate, speaking up for your own care and well-being, is perhaps the biggest—and sometimes most elusive—piece of the puzzle. But don’t worry, we’ll help you find it.
We don’t publish this content on the web just yet—you can find it in our latest issue on newsstands or order it online.
Features
Primary Concerns
When picking a new doctor, first do your own checkup.
Wrapped in Love
Prayer shawl groups weave faith and hope together.
Living Colors
Fall foliage draws millions to the scenic roads of America’s leafy forests and mountains. And for some, those roads lead home.
Finance
Decoding Your Medical Bills
Take control of your health care costs.
The Good Life
Collectible News & Notes
When it comes to hobbies, sports cards are a great American pastime.
Gardening
Get lawn and garden ready for winter—and next year’s growing season—with a few timely tips.
Pets
A Post staffer discovers the secret to a well-behaved pooch: learning to growl back.
Food
Whether autumn nights make you crave comfort food or daydream about a tropical vacation, we’ve got a recipe for you.
Fitness
3 exercises to tone your bones.
Poetry
Robert Frost International Poetry Contest
Winning entries.
Your Health
Keep Treatment on Track
Medication management goes high-tech.
Breakthroughs on the Brink
Discoveries that will change our world.
Medical Mailbox, From the Pharmacy & Dr. Zipes
You ask, we answer.
Humor
Lighter Side
A solution to the health care conundrum.
