Our Transformational Veterans

America Changed Their Lives. Now They’ll Be Changing America.

The 2 million veterans who are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan have had their lives changed by war. As they come home, they have the potential to change the lives of civilians, too. At a Zócalo/UCLA forum at UCLA’s De Neve Auditorium entitled “How Are Veterans Changing America?”, three panels discussed the impact veterans are having on America’s economy, medicine, and families. In a special address to the gathering, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard—a representative from Hawaii who served two tours of duty in the Middle East—talked about what she thinks …

The Death That Saved My Life

Thanks To One Family’s Tragic Bereavement, I Got a New Heart. And a Sense of Debt Beyond Measure.

I was 28, a professional living in Palo Alto, six months into my marriage, when I suffered a stroke in my sleep.

It was a surprise. I’d been a college athlete …

Cough Into Your Droid, Please

What Will Change Most About Our Routine Physicals Over the Next Decade?

 

Going to the doctor and getting your chest bumped and your arm squeezed might feel reassuring, but the physical, like primary care physicians, is on the wane. The good news …

When My Butt Kicked Me

A Former Dancer Learns to Work Out Again After a Puzzling Injury

The Norman Rockwell neighborhood where my husband and I live in Washington, D.C. is a new experience for me, although I’ve lived in a lot of places. One of those …

Can We Defeat Aging With Medicine?

With Hard Work and New Technology, It's Possible

Aging is bad for you. Whether you call it a disease, not a disease, a set of disease precursors, or some other variation on the theme, it is a medical …