World Jul 30 Watch 3:18 CIA still investigating cause of ‘Havana Syndrome’ ailments affecting U.S. diplomats Judy Woodruff and Nick Schifrin discuss the debilitating medical ailments affecting U.S. diplomatic and intelligence officers in Cuba — which have become known as Havana Syndrome. Six months in, what steps has the Biden administration taken to aid those affected?…
Health Jan 25 The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum. By Dr. Howard Markel
Health Dec 05 A symphony of second opinions on Mozart’s final illness On Dec. 5, 225 years ago, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart drew his last breath, at age 35. Ever since, generations of doctors have been obsessed with figuring out what caused his premature death. By Dr. Howard Markel