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How My Cancer Patient’s Scary Father Emotionally Scarred Me

It may be impossible to make people happy when you have to say or recommend things they do not want to hear.

August 10, 2017

The Kafkaesque Process of Cancer Diagnosis

Why reading Kafka’s “The Trial” might comfort patients and enrich the work of oncologists.

July 21, 2017

This Man’s Immune System Got a Cancer-killing Update

William Ludwig was almost dead when he became Patient Number One in a radical new cancer treatment, one that’s just won the endorsement of F.D.A. advisors.

July 15, 2017

Ingenious: Jack Gilbert

The professor of surgery explains how health emerges from a healthy microbiome.

July 10, 2017

How Aging Research Is Changing Our Lives

An interview with Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

June 22, 2017

Getting Googled By Your Doctor Is the New Normal

Will mental health clinicians become liable for missing your latest Facebook post?

June 22, 2017

The Dark Similarity Between Cancer Docs and Soldiers

They’re uniquely susceptible to burnout and suicide—and creative writing seems to be a promising therapy for both.