By Samantha Cunningham | Senior Editor Illustration by: Chloe Chan | Director of Art & Layout In our Fall 2015 issue, writer Patrick Lin discussed two issues that persisted after the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

by Samantha Cunningham Illustration: “Brain” by Michelle Shi The Role of Patients and Doctors in Decision-Making A Patient’s Request “I need a laparoscopy,” I told my doctor. Sure, I was the patient, and he was the provider, but I already...

by Fiona Boardman Illustration: “Prescription/Drug” by Sushant Thomas If one Googles “uses for medical marijuana,” they will find a long list of pains, aches and conditional symptoms that cannabis may alleviate. As much of the list is not yet scientifically...

by Anthony Oganov Illustration: “Zebrafish Olfactory Bulb Connectome” from Nature May 2016 The brain has always been regarded as an enigma. Consequently, the field of neural science has always been stigmatized as coming up short, providing only cursory answers to...

by William Shin Illustration: ‘Breathing’ by Leana King Use of Anesthetics Anesthetics have been used to eliminate the fear of pain during surgery since 1846.1 Nitrous oxide was the first anesthetic agent used and since that time, many different agents...

by Sameer Khan Illustration: ‘D(diagnosis)SM’ by Leana King Cancer is a debilitating disease— its progression and treatment can shut down entire body systems and leave one unable to perform basic tasks. Emotionally, it makes patients lose their sense of self,...