Top Docs 2016

Wellness

Top Doctors 2016: The Best Physicians in Boston

The best physicians in 60 specialties, how to live (almost) forever, and more.

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I Wanted Eternal Life

One night this past summer, I decided I didn’t want to die. Don’t worry. I’m not infected with a deadly pathogen, and as far as […]

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The Future of Aging

Brain The Problem: More than 5 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, that number could multiply to nearly 14 million. The Solution: […]

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I Got Over the Fear of Aging. I Turned 100.

Centenarians—people who live until at least 100—are considered models of healthy aging, thanks to their ability to delay or outlast disability and chronic conditions. In […]

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Six Easy Ways to Exercise Your Brain and Body

Exercise Your Brain Play Mind Games An August 2016 study from Mass General and Harvard says that practicing cognitive activities, such as reading, solving puzzles, […]

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I Tried to Freeze Time

A reluctant Southern transplant, I’ve been known to wear my wool hat right up until the Fourth of July. So when I got a call from […]

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Forever Young

The Cyber Human Neuroscientist Randal Koene is gunning to become the first person to upload his entire brain to a computer, translating every circuit and […]