The Future of Medicine | National Geographic

She gave her body to science. Her corpse became immortal.

How personalized medicine is transforming your health care

12 innovations that will revolutionize the future of medicine

How ancient remedies are changing modern medicine

Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly

Proof

What’s in your medicine cabinet? These people opened theirs.

The medicines we keep reveal our struggles and aspirations. A team of photographers asked people to bare their intimate health secrets.

As biomedicine advances, are we clear on the implications?

He left photography to become a doctor. Could he go back?

Doctors’ orders: watch what you’re eating when

Spending more on health care may not lengthen life the most

How to donate your body to science

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