Nicholas Jackson

Nicholas Jackson is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the Health channel. A former media aggregator for Slate, he has also worked for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Texas Monthly and other publications.

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Vital Signs: Dick Cheney's New Heart; Medical Marijuana Smokers

Vital Signs: Dick Cheney's New Heart; Medical Marijuana Smokers

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: Serving Pink Slime at School Lunch; Teenage Smokers

Vital Signs: Serving Pink Slime at School Lunch; Teenage Smokers

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: Intravenous Drugs and HIV Risk; Kids With Sleep Apnea

Vital Signs: Intravenous Drugs and HIV Risk; Kids With Sleep Apnea

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: The First Quadruple Limb Transplant; Shortest Person

Vital Signs: The First Quadruple Limb Transplant; Shortest Person

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: Refusing Patients Who Won't Vaccinate; a Healthier Candy

Vital Signs: Refusing Patients Who Won't Vaccinate; a Healthier Candy

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: Alzheimer's Research; the World's Oldest Living Twins

Vital Signs: Alzheimer's Research; the World's Oldest Living Twins

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Komen VP Karen Handel Quits Over Planned Parenthood Dispute

Komen VP Karen Handel Quits Over Planned Parenthood Dispute

The one-time gubernatorial candidate from Georgia who ran on a pro-life platform admitted she wanted funding cut to the network of clinics. More »

Vital Signs: Egg Recall; Overweight Pets; the Health of Football Players

Vital Signs: Egg Recall; Overweight Pets; the Health of Football Players

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion Disorder

It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion Disorder

More than a dozen girls in this tiny New York town have started displaying Tourette's-like symptoms, but nobody seems to know why. More »

Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen Executives Speak Out

Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen Executives Speak Out

Hoping to control the conversation surrounding Komen's decision to defund the clinics, the top execs from both groups took to the airwaves. More »

On That Spooky New York Leper Colony Everyone Is Talking About

On That Spooky New York Leper Colony Everyone Is Talking About

You've probably seen it on a trip to New York, but you didn't know that North Brother Island was once home to an infectious disease clinic. More »

Who Is Behind Susan G. Komen's Split From Planned Parenthood?

Who Is Behind Susan G. Komen's Split From Planned Parenthood?

The mysterious decision by the leading breast-cancer charity to stop funding the country's most prominent reproductive-health provider. More »

Vital Signs: The Chicken Nugget Diet; Oral HPV; a Choking Game

Vital Signs: The Chicken Nugget Diet; Oral HPV; a Choking Game

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

'Stylish Stouts' in 1919: The Year Plus-Size Models Were Adored

'Stylish Stouts' in 1919: The Year Plus-Size Models Were Adored

In a 93-year-old Atlantic article, the author tells us that "all the beauty-parlor pummeling ... is obsolete, for obesity has come into its own." More »

PepsiCo Mexico's President on His Company's Core Growth Market

PepsiCo Mexico's President on His Company's Core Growth Market

As the leader of PepsiCo Mexico's food brands (Sabritas, Gamesa-Quaker, and Sonric's), Pedro Padierna wields considerable power. More »

Vital Signs: Bird Flu; Obesity Rates; Sudden Deaths Blamed on Sex

Vital Signs: Bird Flu; Obesity Rates; Sudden Deaths Blamed on Sex

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: The Man With 2 Hearts; Painkiller Addictions; Eating Bacon

Vital Signs: The Man With 2 Hearts; Painkiller Addictions; Eating Bacon

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

Vital Signs: Worldwide Drug Use; a 200-lb Tumor; Permanent Erection

Vital Signs: Worldwide Drug Use; a 200-lb Tumor; Permanent Erection

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

What Health Care Looked Like: The Challenges of a Rural Physician

What Health Care Looked Like: The Challenges of a Rural Physician

Previously unpublished photos shot by LIFE magazine's W. Eugene Smith after shadowing a general practitioner for more than three weeks. More »

Vital Signs: Smokers Need Not Apply; Breastfeeding Nurse-Ins

Vital Signs: Smokers Need Not Apply; Breastfeeding Nurse-Ins

The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites. More »

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