A National Portrait

A look at medicine and the delivery of health care in the United States

  • Winter 2013
American flag collage created with different bodily scans

All Articles

  1. close-up of a vascular stent
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    Heartland

    The pace of progress against cardiovascular disease has been swift, but it has left some behind

  2. portrait of John Tudor
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    Family Matters

    For family medicine practitioners, it's the relationships that make the difference

  3. Andrew Ellner and Russell Phillips
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    Primary School

    The HMS Center for Primary Care brings leadership, innovation to a field in flux

  5. close-up of rolled pastel-striped baby blankets in a hospital
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    With Child Within America

    Amid the swirl of changes that challenge obstetrics today, one thing remains the same—the pure joy of delivering babies

  6. chalked green arrows pointing in opposite directions on black background
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    Multiple Choice

    Shared decision making requires doctors and patients to acknowledge personal values—and idiosyncrasies

  7. stained glass window with medical images inserted
    A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    Beyond Belief

    Research is sounding the depths of the connections between spiritual practice and biomedicine