NEW YORK — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, she works with families of patients at the ends of their lives.

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Learning the best type of HIV prevention for those at highest risk can start with conversations about their options, writes Zandraetta Tims-Cook, MD, MPH, AAHIVS In the US, we have made remarkable ...

Family caregivers in the United States are increasingly under mental and financial stress. Elizabeth Miller, founder of the caregiver resource platform Happy Healthy Caregiver, is here to help. On ...

What to say when you don't know what to say. Whether at a grocery store or in the middle of a work event, we've all been in situation where we needed or wanted to talk to someone but didn't know where ...

Despite all the benefits of networking, one in four people doesn’t try it at all. Apart from busy schedules, some avoid it because of shyness, fear of rejection, or simply not knowing how to start ...

When 69-year-old John Barrett saw his family for Thanksgiving, he wanted to have a serious talk. "I started the conversation, and I thought it was going to be like a Hollywood movie," he said. With ...

Cold outreach is still one of the most effective ways to build relationships, but success today comes down to personalization, brevity and leading with value rather than spam. Cold outreach is simply ...