Fat doesn’t make us fat. So why has science led us to believe otherwise?

White women between 25 and 55 have been dying at accelerating rates over the past decade. Anna Marrie Jones was one.

On the overstated effect of the Santa Ana winds on human behavior and the understated impact of climate change on LA’s seasons.

Over four months, a methane well in southern California’s Aliso Canyon leaked Lebanon’s equivalent of yearly emissions into the atmosphere. No one knows what the long-term effects will be.

How the Baylor University Medical Center became a force in the heart transplant business.

In his own final days, a Right to Die activist tells the story of his secret, illegal assisted-suicide service.

Inside one woman’s often conflicted world.

Why we want—and how we get—straight teeth.

How we talk about—and live with—schizophrenia.

Australian scientists Pat and Peter Shaw always planned to take their lives, together. After saying goodbye to their daughters last October, they did.

The Los Angeles surgeon who can double your size for $13,000.

A writer returns home to find a toxic disaster, giant government failure, and countless children exposed to lead.

A personal and legal history of assisted suicide.

Celebrated doctor Paolo Macchiarini was not all that he seemed.

What it takes to deliver basic medical care to the most remote corners of the Himalayas.

The murky ethics of crowdsourcing an organ donation.

A doctor who helped pioneer Oregon’s Death With Dignity law receives his own terminal diagnosis.

On the false narratives of anorexia.

Morcellation was supposed to make gynecological surgeries easier on women. Instead, is it killing them.

A one-time egg donor infiltrates a donation industry conference.

Susan Hawk was the first woman elected as Dallas County district attorney. She also suffers from depression.

A life with bipolar disorder.

People with Prader-Willi syndrome, caused by a genetic defect, always feel as though they’re starving. How can you condition them to control their appetites when temptation is everywhere?

How one man helped get Vitamin D into milk, fortified food, and spurred our obsession with supplements.

“What are you doing here?” Loggins asked Janette. Janette thought this an odd question. “It’s Bike to Work Day,” she said. “Did you ride your bike to school?”“Bicycling isn’t allowed at Maple Avenue School,” said Loggins. Janette did a double take. “You’re kidding me,” she said. “Right?”