John Cloud

John Cloud is a senior writer at Time. He has won numerous awards, including a National Press Club prize in 2005 for political journalism and a GLAAD award for his story "The New Face of Gay Power." He covers health and social issues for the magazine and for Healthland. He is married and lives in New York City.

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House Watch: What Causes Back Pain?

Like last week’s episode, this week’s House M.D. stuck to the formula that has worked so well for the series these past 6.5 seasons: medical mystery, a flurry of possible diagnoses — more than any episode this season, I …

The Lab Rat Gets Petted: How Massage Works

Not long ago, I was naked and lying face down on a table as a woman massaged me with oil. Soft music played in the background, and the lights were low. But it wasn’t as fun as it might sound: I was in a room at Cedars-Sinai …

Wait, ESP Is Real?

The idea that some people can see the future is one of those peculiar notions that is at once prehistoric and contemporary. You can find references to seers at least as far back as writing from ancient Greece, and you can also …

House Watch: What Causes Delusions?

The season 7 premiere of House M.D. — “Now What?” — was re-aired last night on Fox. Since your House Watcher didn’t cover it the first time around, here’s a quick review. Spoiler alert: If somehow you missed this

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