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How Drug Companies Keep Medicine Out of Reach

For almost a decade, the United States has been standing in the way of an idea that could lead to cures for some of the world's most devastating illnesses. The class of maladies is known as neglected…
AUTHOR:Brian Till
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2013
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4210 words)

How Not to Die

Dr. Angelo Volandes is making a film that he believes will change the way you die. The studio is his living room in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston; the control panel is his laptop; the…
PUBLISHED: April 24, 2013
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2284 words)

How to Stop the Bullies

In the annals of middle-school mischief, the Facebook page Let’s Start Drama deserves an entry. The creator of the page—no one knew her name, but everyone was sure she was a girl—had a diabolical…
PUBLISHED: March 22, 2013
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6030 words)

Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform

Hospitalization alone costs $3,000 to $4,000 per day. By aligning incentives, a California practice is thriving, saving money, and keeping people in their homes and community. Dr. Jim Dougher climbs…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 7, 2013
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3408 words)

Overexposed: A Photographer's War With PTSD

"One of the truly great things about war ... is that all you have to do is survive." Marines run for cover after white phosphorus was accidentally fired at them by another company in Falluja, Iraq on…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 20, 2012
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3865 words)

The Marriage Plot: Inside This Year's Epic Campaign for Gay Equality

How activists rewrote the political playbook, reversed decades of defeat, and finally won over voters. Jane Abbott Lighty and Pete-e Petersen embrace after receiving the first same-sex marriage…
AUTHOR:Molly Ball
PUBLISHED: Dec. 11, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2162 words)

A Doctor's Deathbed: The Burden of Knowledge

For a physician diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer, medical knowledge and connections did not mean he would overcome the odds. But they did shape his perspective on the experience. In March…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 23, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (843 words)

Finding Out Your Son Is Bipolar, The Hard Way

Flickr/Zach Klein Bipolar disorder can be an exhausting, nerve-wracking condition for patients and their families alike. In an excerpt from This Fragile Life, two parents learn of their son's…
PUBLISHED: May 7, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2714 words)

Mother's Helper: A Shocking Thing I Learned After Giving Up My Eggs

For $8,000 it was easy for the author to justify selling her eggs the first time. The second time, too. Only then did they share the bad news. Aaron Amat/Shutterstock A few years ago, a woman I've…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1942 words)
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