James Hamblin

James Hamblin, MD, is The Atlantic's Health editor.

There Will Always Be More Drugs

There Will Always Be More Drugs

Even if we could get a handle on conventional drugs, there would be new ones. More »

Who Should Take Antidepressants?

Who Should Take Antidepressants?

A brain scan could help objectively identify who will benefit, and who won't. More »

'Rise of the Colored Empires'

'Rise of the Colored Empires'

White babies are no longer the majority in the U.S. More »

Anorexia and the 'Too Fat to Fit Through the Door' Experiment

Anorexia and the 'Too Fat to Fit Through the Door' Experiment

Unconscious body image misperception More »

A Racial History of Drowning

A Racial History of Drowning

So that eventually every kid learns to swim More »

Vitamins: Good or Bad?

Vitamins: Good or Bad?

We are not a post-vitamin society, yet. More »

Pecan, Caramel, Crawfish: Food Dialect Maps

Pecan, Caramel, Crawfish: Food Dialect Maps

"ALL-monds," "AH-monds," or "I say something between 'l' and nothing" More »

Welcome, Thin Mint Coffee

Welcome, Thin Mint Coffee

The gender dynamics of non-dairy creamer More »

Diet Coke Not as Bad as Meth

Diet Coke Not as Bad as Meth

All acidic drinks can erode our teeth. Life is a series of choices. More »

Cancer From Oral Sex Indeed

Cancer From Oral Sex Indeed

Actor Michael Douglas said his throat cancer was caused by HPV. More »

Happy National Scone Day

Happy National Scone Day

Some ideas for May 30 More »

Study: Science Can Change the Sexual Orientations of Mice

Study: Science Can Change the Sexual Orientations of Mice

By altering serotonin in their brains, researchers caused female mice to prefer to mount and sniff the genitals of other females. More »

Study: Subway Sandwiches Are Worse Than We Think

Study: Subway Sandwiches Are Worse Than We Think

We still underestimate how many calories we're getting at most fast food restaurants. The effect is most drastic at Subway, where a marketing "health halo" seems responsible. More »

Boy Scouts Recognize Gay Boys as Equal

Boy Scouts Recognize Gay Boys as Equal

Today the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America voted to include openly gay boys and young men. Some fear this will result in "injection of hypersexuality and gay activism into a youth organization." It won't. More »

Study: Another Reason for Daily Wine

Study: Another Reason for Daily Wine

Coffee, tea, beer, and wine seem to make kidney stones less likely. More »

Before Eating Cicadas, Pause

Before Eating Cicadas, Pause

It's less about eating screaming bugs, and more about eating things that have been in the ground for 17 years. More »

Study: Forget a Word? Make a Fist

Study: Forget a Word? Make a Fist

Clenching a hand increases focal brain activity. Make sure to do it correctly, though. More »

Study: Skydiving Not Relaxing

Study: Skydiving Not Relaxing

Veteran skydivers feel less anxious than beginners, but their bodies still release the same amount of stress hormone. More »

Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression

Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression

Augmenting psychiatric diagnosis with data More »

How All Millennials Think About Pregnancy

How All Millennials Think About Pregnancy

The modern birth announcement More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Protests Spread Across Brazil

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