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Painter and mathematician Edward Belbruno inhabits both worlds with equal comfort
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A recent excursion to Italy made it clear to students and professors alike that these things are interrelated
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The Headless, Legless Pregnancy Bump
Images featured in stories about childbearing almost inevitably leave out the rest of a woman’s body, and it’s dehumanizing
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The Woman Who Founded Industrial Medicine
Pathologist Alice Hamilton was among the first to focus attention on the dangers of lead, explosives and noxious chemicals in the workplace
What Is Death, Exactly?
Even in a hospital setting, the answer is far from straightforward
Doctors Should Care for Patients and Social Justice
Medical students must be taught to address systemic problems that contribute to poor health
Are Antibiotics Damaging Your Family’s Health?
The CDC calls their misuse “one of the most serious public health problems in the United States”
Living with Infectious Mosquitoes
Thailand is trying to communicate the risk through museum exhibitions
How Can We Reverse the Decline in Breast Cancer Screening?
Making it more convenient and less painful would be a great start
While Searching for the Perfect Vaccine, Keep Using the Very Good
The anti-vaccine movement fails to live up to its own rhetoric
Five Interventions for Treating Multidrug-Resistant TB
The FDA has approved a drug combination that could be a game changer. We should make sure its use is equitable and sustainable
No, Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Represent False Promise
A recent Scientific American essay left out some crucial information
Can a Universal Basic Income Reduce Childhood Obesity?
Alaska’s experience suggests it can
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