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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. Full text \| pdf (2.3 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	The Body in Pain Genetic variations, it turns out, explain why everyone experiences pain differently. Now medicine can push toward personalized relief. Full text \| pdf (2.6 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	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. Full text \| pdf (2.1 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	Is Heart Surgery History? Treating the heart today involves less cutting and more cutting-edge technology. But where does that leave cardiac surgeons? Full text \| pdf (2.1MB) \| printer-friendly version

	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. Full text \| pdf (1.7 MB) \| printer-friendly version

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	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

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	First Person The Health Within Illness

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

From top, left to right: Illustrations by Alan Baker; Portraits by Michele Asselin; Photographs by Annabel Clark; Photograph by Bruce Peterson; Portraits by Mackenzie Stroh; Photograph by Nathaniel Welch; Infographic by Flying Chilli; Illustration by The Granger Collection; Illustration by Joe Magee; Brand X Pictures/Jupiter Images; Photograph by Fraunhofer; Hans Nelman/Getty Images; Illustration By Simon Pemberton.