What Causes Parkinson’s Disease?
A look at the origins of Parkinson’s Disease.
Love Hurts
A look at a common assumption in wife killing; that it is rooted in masculine possessiveness.
Easeful Death: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Easeful Death, looking at the case for assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Before Prozac: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Edward Shorter’s Before Prozac.
The Yangtze River Dolphin
What happened to the Yangtzee River Dolphin?
Epilepsy Explained: Talking to Your Child’s Teacher
An excerpt from Epilepsy Explained.
A Few Questions For Donald Abrams
Donald Abrams answers some questions about Integrative Oncology.
What Makes Some Deaf Children
(But Not Others) Good Readers?
Why are some deaf children better readers than others?
Money Can’t Buy Love
Does money make you happier?
Blessed Days of Anaesthesia
Imagine a world without pain relievers…
Absentmindedness
A look at our brains.
Establishing the Public Health Bureaucracy
An excerpt from The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction about the rise of public health bureaucracy.
The Puzzling Case of the Broken Arm
An excerpt from Patient, Heal Thyself.
Getting preschool right: The science behind effective learning
A look at how Obama should reform preschool.
Bears and Diabetes
How Polar Bears can help cure diabetes.
The Friendless Poor of London: An Excerpt From
The Making of Mr. Gray’s Anatomy
An excerpt from The Making of Mr. Gray’s Anatomy.