Kate Dailey

When is the right time to get tested for diseases and which tests do we really need? Kate Dailey recommends going over your family history and setting up a long term, personalized schedule with your doctor.

According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 40 percent of Americans use a form of medicine deemed ‘alternative’ or ‘complimentary’ to established medicine. We discuss four popular forms: acupuncture, chiropractics, osteopathy and homeopathy.

Researchers at Brigham Young University found that people with strong relationships with family, friends or co-workers have a 50 percent lower chance of dying over a given period than those with few social connections. We talk to Newsweek’s Kate Dailey.

For this week’s DIY Health segment, Newsweek’s Kate Dailey and Dr. David Dinges, editor of the journal, Sleep, and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, help us figure out what we lose when we lose sleep.

There’s no shortage of health fads like the ‘master cleanse,’ Acai remedies, vitamins and spring waters, but are any of these actually good for you? Newsweek health reporter Kate Dailey sheds light on what works and what trends you should avoid.