U.S. Veteran Receives First Penis-and-Scrotum Transplant
Doctors at Johns Hopkins successfully performed the procedure on a soldier who lost his genitals during an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
By Madeleine AggelerMedicine
Most Recent Articles
How One Woman Was ‘Embalmed Alive’
Ekaterina Fedyaeva checked into the hospital for what was supposed to be a simple procedure.
By Amanda ArnoldDoctors Don’t Know How to Deal With Women’s Pain
Three new books explore how women have been conditioned by the medical system to downplay their own suffering.
By Deanna PaiWhat Malpractice Lawsuits Can Teach Us About Coping With Uncertainty
“Sometimes there is simply nothing and no one to blame.”
By Elizabeth L. SilverBLOGVERTORIAL/SPONSORSHIP AD CODE
These Are the Most Prestigious Diseases
A sociologist in Norway has been studying how doctors there view various diseases, and his results are telling.
By Jesse SingalMany People Who Are Diagnosed With Asthma May Not Actually Have It
A new study out of Canada found that, in a surprising number of cases, the condition was misdiagnosed.
By Jesse SingalYour Cough Syrup Probably Isn’t Doing Anything
Most research suggests that cough medicine isn’t any more effective than a placebo.
By Cari RommDoctors Found a Tiny Second Brain Growing Inside This Woman’s Tumor
It’s called a teratoma, and in some cases, it can actually cause personality changes.
By Cari RommYou’re Less Likely to Die If Your Doctor Is Female, According to a New Study
The study says 32,000 fewer patients would die each year if men achieved the same outcome as women.
By Lisa RyanA Mad Doctor and a 19th-Century Medical Mystery We’re Still Learning From Today
After making one of the most significant discoveries in modern medicine, Ignaz Semmelweis was beaten to death in an insane asylum.
By Steven PooleIs Racism ‘Saving’ Black People From Opioid Overdoses?
There could be an unanticipated positive side effect to how bad some white doctors are at dealing with black pain.
By Jesse SingalThe Psychology of ‘Unnecessary’ Mastectomies
Many women know it makes little medical sense. That’s almost beside the point.
By Melissa DahlWe Need to Stop Acting Like Nature and Medicine Are Enemies
A new study finds that the words health-care providers use matter a lot.
By Laura JuneYour Vaginal Bacteria Is Good For Something!
Swabbing newborns may support health later.
By Laura JuneRudeness in Medical Settings Could Kill Patients
A recent study paints a grim picture of what rudeness does to doctors' and nurses' performance.
By Travis McKnightRead Young Doctors’ Reflections on Their Work
Today I felt helpless, overwhelmed, scared.
By Jesse SingalWhat Happens When EMTs Encounter Dying Patients — and Their Families
We are strangers walking into their life-changing event.
By Jesse SingalMeet a Doctor With the Almost-Superpower of Mirror-Touch Synesthesia
When Salinas performs a spinal tap on a patient, he can feel the needle going into his own lower back.
By Jesse SingalThe Case for Regulating Pot Brownies
A new study says the THC content is all over the place.
By Susan RinkunasSo, Is Shapewear Going to Kill Us All or What?
"Ominous tingling," acid reflux, and more!
By Alex Ronan