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How the Human Face of Medicine is Too Often Missing

How the Human Face of Medicine is Too Often Missing

Arthur Kleinman Locates Where Love Meets Health Care

By Arthur Kleinman | September 19, 2019

Anne Boyer: What is the Language of Pain?

Anne Boyer: What is the Language of Pain?

An Ugly Gathering of Adjectives

By Anne Boyer | September 17, 2019

On Attempting to Deal With Addiction Through Books

On Attempting to Deal With Addiction Through Books

Chris Fleming Discovers an Unlikely Ally in Marcus Aurelius

By Chris Fleming | September 13, 2019

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Natalie Adler on Anne Boyer's The Undying

By Natalie Adler | September 11, 2019

A Brief History of American Pharma: From Snake Oil to Big Money

A Brief History of American Pharma: From Snake Oil to Big Money

Mike Magee on the Dark Side of the Medical Industrial Complex

By Mike Magee | September 5, 2019

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Understanding the American Drug Crisis: A Reading List

Ben Westhoff on How Nonfiction Helps Us Move Beyond the Headlines

By Ben Westhoff | September 3, 2019

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Talking About the Pain and Anxiety of Menstruation

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A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

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On the Great Infertility Scare of the 1980s

On the Great Infertility Scare of the 1980s

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What the Beginning of an Ebola Outbreak Looks Like

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A Brief and Awful History <br>of the Lobotomy

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Groundbreaking Discoveries... But at What Cost?

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The Unsung Woman Who Changed How We Take Care of Newborns

The Unsung Woman Who Changed How We Take Care of Newborns

How Virginia Apgar Revolutionized the Metrics for Measuring a Baby's Health

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