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Archive: Summer 2007

Features
	Are We Running Out of Doctors? First, a predicted glut; now, an apparent shortage. Getting physician supply to match demand is hard; getting it wrong could be devastating. Full text \| pdf (1.9 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	Not Fade Away As the population ages and Alzheimer’s disease proliferates, millions of minds are being lost. A spate of new drugs could stem the damage. Full text \| pdf (2.2 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	Energy Crisis When the powerhouses of cells—mitochondria—black out, a host of diseases ensue. The trick is to get them humming again. Full text \| pdf (2.4 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	Borrowing From the Best What can hospitals learn from Toyota and other industry icons? Four paradigm-shifting strategies that improve efficiency and care. Full text \| pdf (1.7 MB) \| printer-friendly version

	Out of the Shadows The cause of hepatitis C was a mystery solved only after years of groundbreaking research. But the battle continues. Full text \| pdf (1.7 MB) \| printer-friendly version

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	Interview Max Aguilera-Hellweg: Picturing the other side

	Milestones 215 years of mobile aid

	By The Numbers Quick Fix

	Advances Stops and Starts

	Random Sampling Feigning Illness

	Infographic Genes in a haystack

	Point/Counterpoint Should the HPV vaccine become mandatory for girls?

	The Cutting Edge Gripping New Technology

	Update A New Step In Scarless Surgery

	Stat At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta...

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	First Person Heart and soul

Message from the MGH (pdf)

From top, left to right: Masterfile; Photo illustrations by David McGlynn; Illustration by L-Dopa; Robin Lynne Gibson/Stone/Getty Images; Visuals Unlimited/Corbis; Self-portrait by Max Aguilera-Hellweg; Infographic by Flying Chilli; Jerry Young/Getty Images; Illustration by Jillian Tamaki; CMCD Visual Symbols Library; Photo courtesy Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and New World Associates; Purestock/Getty Images; Thinkstock/Age Fotostock; Photo of Eve Muller; Gideon Mendel/Corbis; Illustration by Andy Martin.