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1. Surgery Issue Spring 2016

   Community Connections

   Community Connections Spring 2016Investigating neural networksSurgery Issueby Stephanie Dutchen2 minute readFeature How does consciousness emerge from the maze of neurons in the human brain? How do we and other animals process chaotic sensory inputs from …
2. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   Here, Yet Not Here

   Here, Yet Not Here Spring 2018When traumatic events etch themselves in the brain, behavior, well-being, and even the perception of reality can become altered, disrupting daily lifeThe Cost of Conflict Issueby Kevin JiangFeature Throughout most of his …
3. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   The Art of Motion

   The Art of Motion Spring 2018Melvin Glimcher and the invention of the myoelectric elbowThe Cost of Conflict Issueby Stephanie DutchenProfile The first time Melvin Glimcher, MD ’50, tried to enlist in the Marines, his mother dragged him out of the …
4. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   Life and Limb

   Life and Limb Spring 2018Prosthetics research is being fueled by new thinking, new materials, and new demands from those who rely on themThe Cost of Conflict Issueby Stephanie DutchenFeature “You won’t see World War II veterans with these injuries. You …
5. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   Chain Reactions

   Chain Reactions Spring 2018Generations of physicians have taken “do no harm” beyond the clinic by advocating for nuclear disarmamentThe Cost of Conflict Issueby Jake MillerFeature It’s not uncommon for a physician to tell a patient that she’s facing a …
6. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   A Backward Glance

   A Backward Glance Spring 2018Recollections, reverent and otherwise, from a member of the Class of 1945The Cost of Conflict Issueby Giulio D’angioPerspective When I was a student, Elliott Carr Cutler, MD 1913, was the Moseley Professor of Surgery at HMS …
7. The Cost of Conflict Issue Spring 2018

   Shock and Awe

   Shock and Awe Spring 2018Vascular surgeon Alik Farber talks about helping to heal those torn by traumaThe Cost of Conflict Issueby Ann Marie MentingProfile When conflicts erupt and trauma and injury result, physicians who serve in hospital emergency …
8. The Food Issue Winter 2012

   Stone Soup

   Stone Soup Winter 2012A pinch of food and a dash of stress may lead to a long lifeThe Food Issueby Jake MillerFeature Imagine a plate filled with vegetables, vibrant with color. They’re sprinkled with nuts, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil, and topped …
9. The Food Issue Winter 2012

   Place Setting

   Place Setting Winter 2012An orchard can be a labor of love—and a testament to biodiversityThe Food Issueby Angela AlbertiFeature A glint of turquoise passes in front of him as he stands quietly, one hand wrapping a yellow coffee mug. The dragonfly lightly …
10. The Food Issue Winter 2012

    AIDS at 30

    AIDS at 30 Winter 2012A shape-shifting virus continues to perplex researchersThe Food Issueby Scott P. EdwardsFeature It was a bold promise made on an April day in 1984. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler proclaimed that a preventive …