The Girl Who Turned to Bone
Unexpected discoveries in the quest to cure an extraordinary skeletal condition show how medically relevant rare diseases can be.
Unexpected discoveries in the quest to cure an extraordinary skeletal condition show how medically relevant rare diseases can be.
We don't always know when we're standing over a large deposit of iron ore.
Technology is about to revolutionize health care. How far will automation go? Will doctors still be necessary?
A terrifying problem for anesthesia is forcing medicine to confront an age-old question: What does it mean to be conscious?
How the liquor’s marketing success among both rappers and codgers has blinded consumers to its subtler pleasures
Once denounced by critics as a fascist idea, "behavior modification" is making a comeback, powered by smartphone apps that aim to transform us into better versions of ourselves.
Liquor companies love to claim they use closely guarded, centuries-old recipes. Usually it’s just marketing.
Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?
How a company’s mix of high-tech (wireless scales) and low-tech (regular toenail-clipping) strategies is transforming health care
More American women are single than ever before. Here's why, and what it means for sex and the family.
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'Yes We Scan': Germans Protest at Checkpoint Charlie as Obama Arrives in Berlin
CBO: Immigration Reform Cuts $175 Billion From U.S. Deficits Over 10 Years
3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims
At the Supreme Court, Divisions and Signs of Trouble to Come