Jonathan Gleason discusses his essay collection ‘Field Guide to Falling Ill,’ medicine’s history and the role of narrative.

Many books about illness turn sickness into a story. Something happens to the body, and then the body gets diagnosed. The body gets treated and, ideally, the reader is left with closure. “Field Guide ...

In this blistering follow-up to The Viral Underclass, journalist Thrasher lays siege to the politics of “representation,” wherein members of marginalized groups are given Continue reading » The War ...

If a person has an "aggressive" prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9, what does that mean? What's the outlook when it comes to survival rate and prognosis. Every cancer survivor is unique, of ...