medical ethics
End-of-life decisions in the ICU
The Christian tradition has something to say about the ethics of extending life.
Notes from an organ transplant surgeon
Joshua Mezrich weaves professional insight with personal stories.
A palliative care physician writes about the mystery of faith
Sunita Puri’s memoir models the kind of compassion and wisdom she brings to her patients.
How the American opioid crisis got so big
Two journalists unpack the history, the scale of the epidemic, and who’s to blame
Lethal prescription
There are few heroes in Sheri Fink's harrowing narrative of overwhelmed health-care workers during and after Hurricane Katrina.