Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Genetic False Alarm and the Old Drug That Quiets It

Being an OB-GYN, I imagine, is a lot like playing center midfield.

Exploring the ethics of living with biomedical knowledge and the negotiation that follows when clinical data meets consumer tech.

From Britain’s NHS to emerging diagnostic technologies, how dentistry, early detection and health economics could shape the future of healthcare...

What does it mean to practice medicine in a time of political upheaval, environmental crisis, and deepening inequality? This unsettled...

Modern medicine is built on research, yet women’s health has historically been underrepresented in it. For decades, women were excluded...

Originally published in Synapse on 14 April 14, 2005. Dr. Robert Dean served for 12 months as an Army surgeon...

When James was 7 weeks old, his parents noticed unusual bruising and spots on his tiny skin and dismissed them...

[Originally authored by E. Fuller Torrey and published in Synapse on March 31, 1969.] Machines are even making inroads into...

As a medical student, faculty frequently remind me that I am in a unique position. Medical students are unhindered by...