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Space Savers Issue Spring 2012
Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon Spring 2012The nation’s space program got off the ground with the help of an HMS surgeonSpace Savers Issueby Anthony PattonProfile I vividly recall that October morning in 1957. I was a fourth-year student on the surgical service at the …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
In Short Supply
In Short Supply Autumn 2016Can doctors who deliver medical care following disasters shift their thinking from what’s good for the one to what’s good for the many?Ethics Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyFeature When a calamity strikes and tens of thousands of …
Space Savers Issue Spring 2012
On Course
On Course Spring 2012Space-based research instills a passion for science in the next generationSpace Savers Issueby Ellen BarlowFeature The night sky has been called humanity’s oldest picture book. Looking upward and outward captures the curiosity that …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
Morality Tales
Morality Tales Autumn 2016There’s more than a bit of soul-searching needed when physicians bring patients’ stories out of the clinic and onto the pageEthics Issueby Perri KlassPerspective We physicians know that medicine is full of stories. They keep us …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
A Fine Line
A Fine Line Autumn 2016Is it time to reconsider the dead-donor rule?Ethics Issueby Stephanie DutchenFeature He was in the middle of a court case when he clutched his head and collapsed. Massive cerebral hemorrhage. The 45-year-old lawyer was rushed to …
The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011
The Chill of Fear
The Chill of Fear Summer 2011Dread requires only a tenth of a second to take rootThe Science of Emotion Issueby Ann Marie MentingFeature A copse can beckon, with its dappled leaves and songbird trills. But linger past twilight, and tree, bush, and animal …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
On Our Mind
On Our Mind Autumn 2016The multidisciplinary study of the brain got its start at HMS more than fifty years agoEthics Issueby Michael RaffertyFeature Today, most science watchers know that the stereotype of the solitary scientist chipping at one sliver of …
The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011
The Depths of Despair
The Depths of Despair Summer 2011Medicine tackles melancholia with new tools and understandingThe Science of Emotion Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyFeature Tuning Out Sorrow Deep–brain stimulation offers hope for depression Some people with depression have …
Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012
5 Questions with a Plastic Surgeon
5 Questions with a Plastic Surgeon Autumn 2012A conversation with Sumner SlavinWounded, Deeply Issueby Charli KernsInterview What led you to become a plastic surgeon? When I saw plastic surgery performed, it was love at first sight. It had an aura of …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
A Pediatrician and a Violin Prodigy
A Pediatrician and a Violin Prodigy Autumn 2016A profile of Yeou-Cheng Ma, Class of 1977Ethics Issueby Susan KarczProfile Claims to Fame Assistant professor of pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore at Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, New …