Does Med School Have a DEI Problem?
As medicine becomes more politicized, a debate is raging over what it means for patient care.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Cancer Supertests Are Here
But are they really such a good idea?
Illustration by The Atlantic The Peer-Review Dilemma
Scientific publication can be a constraining, flattening, and maddening process—but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. What Does It Mean to Die of Heat?
Mortality numbers often end up having more to do with politics than science.
Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty Elizabeth Holmes Isn’t Fooling Anyone
Neither are the journalists who cover her.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Taylor Hill / Getty; Philip Pacheco / Stringer / Getty. The FDA’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Policy for Blood Donation
It’s still discrimination.
Getty; The Atlantic The Inflated Risk of Vaccine-Induced Cardiac Arrest
Damar Hamlin’s collapse on Monday Night Football calls attention to a medical myth that will not die.
Getty; The Atlantic COVID Science Is Moving Backwards
We’ve let the data slip away.
Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID
After you’re infected, the first few months may pose the greatest risks.
Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty Monkeypox Doesn’t Need to Be Renamed
Calling the disease something different won’t fix its bad vibes.
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