The Blind Man Who Taught Himself to See
Daniel Kish is entirely sightless. So how can he ride a bike on busy streets? Go hiking for days alone? By using a technique borrowed from bats.
Medicine
The Perils of Being Your Own Doctor
A physician becomes convinced he’s dying.
Feet in Smoke
An essay about the weeks after the author’s brother nearly died.
Allergic to Life: The Arizona Residents "Sensitive to the Whole World"
For those who suffer from environmental illnesses, the town of Snowflake is an escape from a modern world full of allergens: fragrances, gluten, wifi.
When the Body Attacks the Mind
A physiological theory of mental illness.
License to Betray
“Over and over again, records show, predatory physicians took advantage of a doctor’s special privilege — the daily practice of asking trusting people to disrobe in a private room and permit themselves to be touched.”
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives
Inside the political battle over reproductive rights in Texas.
The Shadow Doctors
Over the past five years, the Syrian government has killed almost 700 medical personnel. Inside the race to spread medical knowledge as the Assad regime erases it.
The Empathy Exams
On medical acting and real pain.
Doctors With Enemies
Did Afghan forces target the M.S.F. hospital?
Nestlé Wants to Sell You Both Sugary Snacks and Diabetes Pills
Medicine, the company says, can also be a tasty snack.
Fraying at the Edges
One woman’s hunt for possibility after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
1,112 and Counting
A cri de cœur on AIDS: “If we don’t act immediately, then we face our approaching doom.”
A Journey to the Medical Netherworld
A mother’s quest to find a diagnosis for her daughter’s mysterious condition.
Metamorphosis
How a burst blood vessel transformed the mind of a deliberate, controlled chiropractor into that of an utterly unfiltered, massively prolific artist.
You Can Train Your Body Into Thinking It’s Had Medicine
On the profound power of the placebo.
A Fighter’s Hour of Need
An account of the 60 minutes after a heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden that left one boxer with permanent brain damage.
The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.
Best of Luck
On realizing you’re going to die.
Biography of a Face
The story of a transplant from a 26-year-old bike mechanic to a 41-year-old fireman with severe burns.
The Lost Girls
On the gender gap in diagnosis and treatment of autism.
Stop the Madness
America’s devastating treatment of schizophrenia.
A Criminal Mind
Dr. Joel Dreyer was a respected psychiatrist. Then he took a sudden turn to a life of drug dealing. Medicine might be able to explain why.
The Museum of Menstruation
The Maryland man who houses antique feminine hygiene products.
What Will I Hear When My Ears Stop Working?
On going deaf as a result of Ménière’s Disease.
