Medicine

PEOPLE

Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, challenging the conventions of her time at every step of the way.

THINGS

We're still learning amazing new things about the brain even after more than 2,000 years of study.

EDITORIAL

Organ Transplants Editorial: Humans have been trying to perform organ tranplants for centuries, and the history of the procedure is far from pleasant.

EDITORIAL

Lupus EditorialIf you’ve ever been a fan of the Fox hit television series House, M.D., you’ve probably wondered at least once, “What is lupus?” Yet although the disease makes frequent red-herring appearances on the show,...

PEOPLE

Age might just be a number and 50 may be the new 40—but there are still some things we all need to stop doing once we hit that half-century milestone.

THINGS

The human body is a miracle of nature… and it’s wildly complicated too. But few of us know how it all works. We owe it to ourselves to learn more.



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