Archive: Spring 2007

Features

In Pursuit of Prions
Kuru, scrapie, a fatal form of insomnia—all caused by renegade proteins. Cure one and other, more familiar diseases may follow.
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The Body in Pain
Genetic variations, it turns out, explain why everyone experiences pain differently. Now medicine can push toward personalized relief.
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At Home in Hospice
With the number of the dying set to double by 2040, a philosophy has become an industry, raising questions about access, quality and profits.
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Is Heart Surgery History?
Treating the heart today involves less cutting and more cutting-edge technology. But where does that leave cardiac surgeons?
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More Questions Than Answers
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is increasing at a rate unmatched by any other cancer. There’s no simple explanation—just many complex clues.
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Stat

Interview
The Real Gender Gap

Milestones
Stopping seizures for 150 years

By The Numbers
All Too Common

Stat
During a formula one pit stop...
Infographic
At the extremes of life, extremes of cost

Point/Counterpoint
Should prisoners participate in medical research trials?

The Cutting Edge
A Useful Cavity


Post Op

First Person
The Health Within Illness

 


Message from the MGH (pdf)  |  Our Readers Respond: Spring 2007

 
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