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Anthony Grace / Mosaic The Meaning of Silence in Conversations About Death
Could AI teach doctors when to stop talking?
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Mihaela Muntean / Getty Why It's So Hard to Treat Compulsive Hair Pulling
Thirty years after trichotillomania was officially recognized as a disorder, a full recovery remains out of reach for many.
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Albert Tercero / Mosaic When Genetic Diseases Threaten Patient Privacy
Do children have a right to their parents’ medical information?
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David Guttenfelder / AP The Scientific Legacy of a City Poisoned by Mercury
Decades after its waters were declared safe, Minamata, Japan, still lives with the effects of its namesake disease.
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Anthony Gerace / Mosaic Science A World Without Suicide
A growing number of mental-health experts are taking a proactive approach to suicide prevention—and they have a bold goal.
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Catherine Losing / Mosaic The Uncertain Future of Genetic Testing
Bringing genetics into medicine leads to more accuracy, better diagnosis, and personalized treatment—but for some, gene testing has only resulted in unanswered questions.
