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Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
Ethics and Medicine
Ethics and Medicine Autumn 2016A letter to readersEthics Issueby Barbara Mcneil2 minute readPerspective Not so long ago, Harvard researchers found what they called the morning morality effect; that is, it’s easier for us to resist moral temptations in the …
Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012
A Healer of People and Forests
A Healer of People and Forests Autumn 2012A profile of Bradford LundborgWounded, Deeply Issueby M.R.F. BuckleyProfile Road Followed Custodian of a 600-acre coastal-forest nature preserve; blacksmithing instructor; an initial appointee to the California …
The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011
The Look of Love
The Look of Love Summer 2011Love’s many splendors begin with empathy and attachmentThe Science of Emotion Issueby David CameronFeature When second grader Jacqueline Olds arrived home from school one afternoon in 1955, she found the atmosphere charged with …
The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011
Plight of the Living Dead
Plight of the Living Dead Summer 2011What can science fiction teach us about science fact?The Science of Emotion Issueby Jessica Cerretani12 minute readFeature Undead Reckoning The man lurches. Hunger pangs rack his body no matter how much, or how often, …
Ethics Issue Autumn 2016
5 Questions with a Genetics Educator
5 Questions with a Genetics Educator Autumn 2016A conversation with Johnny KungEthics Issueby Susan KarczInterview What first caught your scientific fancy?  I was always fascinated with exploring my backyard, looking at plants and animals, and …
The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011
The Fight for Life
The Fight for Life Summer 2011The pioneering surgeon of the world’s first successful human organ transplant reflects on the gift of lifeThe Science of Emotion Issueby Joseph E. MurrayPerspective The world’s first successful transplant of an internal organ …
Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012
Tinker, Tailor
Tinker, Tailor Autumn 2012An HMS surgeon looked to engineering to aid the severely burnedWounded, Deeply Issueby Charlie Kerns3 minute readProfile Throughout the spring of 1980, ten severely burned patients were admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital. …
Connections Issue Winter 2017
Soft Touch
Soft Touch Winter 2017The good medicine of gentle contact with our skinConnections Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyFeature Tell a moving story and, often, the person listening will feel compelled to reach out and touch you. The simple gesture communicates …
Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012
Surface Tension
Surface Tension Autumn 2012New techniques, technologies offer balm for the wounds of those burnedWounded, Deeply Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyFeature A few years ago, an article in the  New York Times  piqued the interest of Jeffrey Schneider. The story …
Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012
Looking into the Matter
Looking into the Matter Autumn 2012Diagnosing brain injuries poses challenges that researchers are rising to meetWounded, Deeply Issueby Elizabeth Dougherty8 minute readFeature Less than a handful of years ago, Joseph Giacino was readying for an …