I picked my youngest son, Caeleb, up from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque last week, and we started unpacking the car the minute we arrived home, his bike, electric wheelchair, walking stick, and everything else forming a pile in the garage. “Look, Dad,” he said. “This stuff is…

When I was in the fifth grade, I’d look in the mirror every morning and hate who I saw. I believed I was ugly, unpopular, and weird, and the hand-me-down clothes I wore made me look different. I’d say horrible things to myself, like, “You really are a dog.” I…

People with hemophilia still experience significant unmet health needs despite receiving preventive treatment, according to an international study. “Despite current treatment, many [people with hemophilia] continue to experience limitations to their daily activities, productivity, and physical independence,” researchers wrote. Specific problems that emerged in the survey included breakthrough…

Lately, I’ve been seeing a trend on social media where people ask artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write them a letter. Usually, the prompts are deeply personal. People ask for letters from their future selves, their inner child, or versions of themselves they feel disconnected from after grief, burnout, heartbreak,…