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Fresh, Frozen, and Never Embalmed

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

In February of 2012, two duct-taped camping coolers—the kind you might take on a picnic—arrived at a freight-shipping warehouse on the northeast side of Detroit Metro airport.

Testing Out Neurocore

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos owns a $25 million dollar stake in Neurocore. I tested out the company’s technology and was accidentally presented with another customer’s brain map.

Postcard from Miami

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

One weekend in Miami with attendees at the first-ever World Happiness Summit.

The Reversal

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

A doctor at Duke builds a website to investigate off-label and alternative treatments for A.L.S. But what happens when patients start bringing him potential cures that researchers have been missing all along?

Know Thyself

Saturday, September 17th, 2016

A little exercise is better than none at all, but, by many accounts, one unnecessary medical test is a step too far. My time as a human guinea pig. (Interview on Science Friday.)

Dept. of Critical Care

Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Norm McSwain was a hillbilly turned trauma surgeon. He argued against gun control and in favor of bleeding control. “Stopping hemorrhage is not fighting,” he told me. “It’s not political. It’s motherhood and apple pie.”