Less than half of U.S. adolescents are living heart-healthy lives, and lack of exercise and poor diets could be creating a new generation of heart-disease patients.
Middle school is typically a time of chaotic emotions, confusing relationships and challenging growing pains. But it may also have a surprisingly lasting influence on the future.
The authors reflect on the days surrounding the tragic Rhode Island Station Nightclub Fire and the ten years since that time and recently published a study examining the physical and emotional trauma of more than 100 survivors of the incident. Jeffrey C. Schneider is an HMS assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Colleen M. Ryan is an HMS associate professor of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.