This week a major journal published new recommendations for treating high blood pressure and cholesterol. But doctors are often reluctant to change old habits.
A new biography tells the story of one of the most influential doctors of the past century, and his evolution as an artist.
The 1950s was not a time for open discussion of serious diseases—whether by celebrities or ordinary citizens.
Bernard Fisher’s battle against the radical mastectomy
Considering the sometimes crucial but sometimes costly role of patient activism