Science has unlocked many secrets of animal sensitivity, one of which is understanding a dog's ability to smell diseases.

The neighborhood’s afflictions date to the early 1970s, when industry left and the drug trade took hold. With each new wave of drugs, the situation grows grimmer. Now, with the arrival of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, new complications are burdening an already overtaxed system.

The psychological hazards of widowhood have received more attention in recent years. While the loss of a spouse can be traumatic for anybody, studies show that...

One of the foremost psychoanalysts, Erich Fromm, wrote a provocative book many decades ago outlining how freedom related to anxiety.