This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter where our editors provide a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. You can sign up for it here. Anne Kenner, a former federal prosecutor, spent years trying mobsters and drug dealers. She developed a curriculum to educate students about their rights …
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court declaring the race-conscious admissions programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University as unconstitutional marks a significant departure from decades of precedent on the use of race in college admissions. Not only does this decision have profound implications for how the country interprets …
Statins, a extensively studied drug taken by millions of Americans, have long been known to cause muscle soreness and weakness in some patients. However, scientists recently discovered a surprising connection between statins and a rare genetic disease called limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Through studying the genetics of patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, these scientists …
In the 1950s, my father, a young medical student, received a valuable gift from his “first patient” – a man who donated his body to the medical school for educational purposes. This act of generosity allowed my father and his classmates to engage in the fascinating process of dissecting and studying the human body, providing …