This post is part one of a series. One of my most important life goals has been to share some of the knowledge and wisdom I have learned over my life as a father, pediatric pulmonologist, counselor of ...

Joan Raymond writes: Got a weird wart? If home remedies like acid or duct tape aren't working to annihilate it, try self-hypnosis. It’s not as crazy as you think. Though hypnosis has suffered mightily ...

Del Mar physician Steve Bierman recently released his first book, “Healing: Beyond Pills and Potions,” detailing some of the ways he harnesses the power of the human mind to complement traditional ...

Self-hypnosis is a process that involves using certain techniques to enter a hypnotic state. While in a state of intense relaxation, people often try to visualize certain goals. Self-hypnosis has its ...

Hoping to demystify the methods he uses with his patients daily, Dr. Ran Anbar has written a book detailing the use of hypnosis with children. Anbar, who runs Center Point Medicine, a pediatric ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...