Health Jun 10 Analysis: Revisiting a pioneering female doctor who opposed abortion Despite the advancements she made on behalf of women’s health, Dr. Mary Amanda Dixon Jones adopted an anti-abortion stance that doesn’t comport with modern medicine.
Health Apr 21 Mark Twain’s weird but perfect ending The night Twain was born, there was a brilliant view of Halley's Comet flying right over his hometown.
Health Mar 10 What happened when the 1918 flu pandemic met WWI In 1918, working at an overcrowded Army base hospital, let alone finding yourself in one, was a nightmare.
Science Feb 15 How Galileo’s groundbreaking works got banned Born on this day 458 years ago, Galileo refused to be silent about how the solar system worked.
Health Jan 07 Inventor Louis Braille touched lives with literacy Braille first encountered an early predecessor to his tactile writing system in 1821, while he was still an adolescent.
Health Dec 08 When Diego Rivera used his brush to honor groundbreaking healers For Mexico's National Institute of Cardiology, the artist portrayed a pantheon of heart doctors.
Health Sep 24 How Irving Berlin’s blue skies turned to blue days Irving Berlin has no place in American music; he is American music,” legendary composer Jerome Kern once wrote. Yet for his final 25 years, Berlin led a rather reclusive existence.
Health Aug 14 How the talented Oscar Levant broke taboos by talking about mental health In today’s socially mediated 24/7 news cycle, it is difficult to imagine just how taboo the topic of prescription opiate addiction was back then, let alone how much courage it took for Levant to bring it to such national prominence.
Health Jul 10 Arthur Ashe’s other great serve? As activist for health Ashe served as a beacon of kindness and courage for generations of African Americans, tennis players and fans, HIV/AIDS patients, nurses, health care workers, and doctors like me.
Nation Mar 31 How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws and protected workers’ health The fire and its aftermath is a big reason American factories and offices are now far safer than they once were only a century ago.