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Medicine

  1. the cut on tuesdays
    Hannah Never Really Had CancerOn this week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays, a story about surviving Munchausen by proxy.
    By Anna Silman
  2. science of us
    These Are Not Sad StoriesHow graphic medicine humanizes the world of health care.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  3. science of us
    Is This Blood Clot Horrifying — or Beautiful?A patient coughed up a beautiful blood clot in the shape of the right bronchial tree.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  4. science of us
    The Real Healing Effects of Fake MedicineA look into the wild world of placebos.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  5. the doctor is in
    9 Doctors on the Strangest Objects They’ve Removed From Patients’ BodiesQuarters and candles and dinosaurs, oh my!
    By Katie Heaney
  6. cool
    Tokyo Medical School Admits to Tampering With Test Scores to Keep Women OutOfficials were apparently worried women would get pregnant, and thus wouldn’t be able to work long hours in the hospital.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  7. medical breakthroughs
    U.S. Veteran Receives First Penis-and-Scrotum TransplantDoctors at Johns Hopkins successfully performed the procedure on a soldier who lost his genitals during an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  8. horror stories
    How One Woman Ended Up ‘Embalmed Alive’Ekaterina Fedyaeva checked into the hospital for what was supposed to be a simple procedure.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. science of us
    Doctors Don’t Know How to Deal With Women’s PainThree new books explore how women have been conditioned by the medical system to downplay their own suffering.
    By Deanna Pai
  10. What Malpractice Lawsuits Can Teach Us About Coping With Uncertainty“Sometimes there is simply nothing and no one to blame.”
    By Elizabeth L. Silver
  13. doctors
    These Are the Most Prestigious DiseasesA sociologist in Norway has been studying how doctors there view various diseases, and his results are telling.
    By Jesse Singal
  14. health
    Many People Who Are Diagnosed With Asthma May Not Actually Have ItA new study out of Canada found that, in a surprising number of cases, the condition was misdiagnosed.
    By Jesse Singal
  15. Your Cough Syrup Probably Isn’t Doing AnythingMost research suggests that cough medicine isn’t any more effective than a placebo.
    By Cari Romm
  16. Doctors Found a Tiny Second Brain Growing Inside This Woman’s TumorIt’s called a teratoma, and in some cases, it can actually cause personality changes.
    By Cari Romm
  17. You’re Less Likely to Die If Your Doctor Is Female, According to a New StudyThe study says 32,000 fewer patients would die each year if men achieved the same outcome as women.
    By Lisa Ryan
  18. A Mad Doctor and a 19th-Century Medical Mystery We’re Still Learning From TodayAfter making one of the most significant discoveries in modern medicine, Ignaz Semmelweis was beaten to death in an insane asylum.
    By Steven Poole
  19. race
    Is 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 Singal
  20. The Psychology of ‘Unnecessary’ MastectomiesMany women know it makes little medical sense. That’s almost beside the point.
    By Melissa Dahl
  21. man vs. nature
    We Need to Stop Acting Like Nature and Medicine Are EnemiesA new study finds that the words health-care providers use matter a lot.
    By Laura June
  22. Your Vaginal Bacteria Is Good For Something!Swabbing newborns may support health later.
    By Laura June
  25. medicine
    Rudeness in Medical Settings Could Kill PatientsA recent study paints a grim picture of what rudeness does to doctors’ and nurses’ performance.
    By Travis McKnight
  26. medicine
    Read Young Doctors’ Reflections on Their Work“Today I felt helpless, overwhelmed, scared.”
    By Jesse Singal
  27. dying
    What Happens When EMTs Encounter Dying Patients — and Their Families“We are strangers walking into their life-changing event.”
    By Jesse Singal
  28. synesthesia
    Meet 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 Singal
  29. edibles
    The Case for Regulating Pot BrowniesA new study says the THC content is all over the place.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  30. pain and suffering
    So, Is Shapewear Going to Kill Us All or What?“Ominous tingling,” acid reflux, and more!
    By Alex Ronan
  31. interview
    Talking to the Doctor Behind the World’s First Successful Penis Transplant“Why is the penis so important to us? I’m not sure, but it is,” says Dr. Andre van der Merwe.
    By Allison P. Davis
  32. migraines
    In the Future, Nasal Sprays May Help Treat MigrainesIt could take a while, though.
    By Jesse Singal
  33. very alternative medicine
    Botox Now Used to Treat Premature EjaculationAnd a whole bunch of other things that aren’t wrinkles.
    By Allison P. Davis
  34. bad habits
    Lady Who Drank Nothing But Soda for 16 Years Not Doing So Well“Since the age of 15, she had not drunk any water.”
    By Maureen O'Connor
  37. the rules for passing judgment
    Etheridge Says Angelina Isn’t ‘Brave’: The Etiquette of Passing JudgmentWhen celebrities criticize each other, there are rules.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  38. timeline
    Everything Angelina Did During Her SurgeriesRed carpets, business ventures, and a refugee camp on three continents.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  39. angelina jolie
    Angelina Jolie: Breasts Don’t Define FemininityMastectomy “in no way diminishes my femininity.”
    By Maureen O'Connor