Learning Curve
From New York Magazine
To find a supportive environment, teens with learning disabilities have two choices, each in extremely short supply: Read more….
The Doubles Standard
From New York Magazine
Down the staircase they file, the children and grandchildren of a diminishing breed of socialites whose New York roots run deep… Read more….
I Can See Clearly Now: The Latest Eye Laser Surgery
From New York
The procedure is considered dangerously experimental by some, the wave of the future by others (“as common a rite of passage as braces”) Read more…
Mean Sex
From New York Magazine
Were it not for the whips, the candles readied for a demonstration of waxing, and several devices design to… Read more…
ADD: The Scariest Letters in the Alphabet
From New York Magazine
Until they are correctly diagnosed and unless they are properly treated, ADD children can’t help it. Read more…
Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse
From New York Magazine
Little do parents realize that the sexual bogeyman they should fear is almost never the disheveled stranger who lurks in the shadows. Read more…
Recovery Fever
From New York Magazine
She finds it hard to believe the way many of stroll nonchalantly into meetings, as if they’ve joined the latest social club. Read more…
Divorce Family Style
From New York Magazine
One of the greatest cosmic jokes is that people whose ties as a couple have been severed in court will always be in each other’s lives. Read more…
How to Get Out of Your Job Rut
From New York Magazine
The people who switch rather than sulk may be wiser than those who stay put. Read more…
In It Together
From New York Magazine
There was no magical solution to our problem…but over those two or three years, family therapy got us all through a hard transition period. Read more…
Middle Class Mice and How to Get Rid of Them
From New York Magazine
Mice have changed my life. I remember what it was like when it was safe to leave the Brie out to breathe, when I could eat rye bread without the dark seeds’ making me queasy. Read more…
Learning the Hard Way: How to Help Children Triumph Over Learning Disabilities
From New York Magazine
By the time she was in twelfth grade, Jessica Dupont thought she was retarded. Read more…
The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses
From New York Magazine
Twenty-five years ago, Otto Wichterle dropped a pebble into the pool of optical technology, and we’ve yet to feel the last ripple. Read more…
Conquering Pain
From New York Magazine
There are 50 million Americans like David, victims of chronic, intractable pain, many of whom are depressed, drug-dependent, and desperate. Read more…
Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life
From New York Magazine
You dial 911—and then what? Would you know what to do in those first crucial moments when it’s literally, do or let die? Read more…
Emergency Rooms: A Guide That Could Save Your Life
From New York Magazine
People needing doctors in a hurry don’t know where else to turn. Read more…