The Year in Medicine 2008
In good times and bad, science doesn't sleep, and every year brings breakthroughs, setbacks, reasons for worry and reasons for joy. TIME's annual alphabetical roundup of a sampling of those stories gives you an overview of the year behind and a hint of what might be in the one ahead.
Lists by Category
Arts & Entertainment
- The Short List of Things to Do
- The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials 2010
- Best Picture Nominees 2010
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Business
Crime
Energy & Environment
Education
- The 10 Best College Presidents
- 'Laodicean' and Other Spelling Bee Winning Words
- Top 10 Commencement Speeches
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Health & Medicine
- Top 10 Product Recalls
- How to Fix a Phobia
- Health Reform Passes Senate, But Will House Dems Sign On?
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Internet
Lifestyle
- Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Hanukkah
- Top 10 YouTube Holiday Specials
- Top 10 Odd Spa Treatments
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Personal Finance
Politics
- Republican Surprise: 10 More Scott Browns
- Top 10 Embarrassing Things that Didn't Stop People from Getting Elected
- Judging Obama's First Year, Issue by Issue
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Religion
- Top 10 Pat Robertson Gaffes
- Conspiracy Theories
- Top 10 Surprising Facts About the World's Oldest Bible
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Science
- Top 10 Invasive Species
- How You Can Change Your Genes
- Mankind's Greatest Explorations and Adventures
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Sports
Tech
Travel
- 25 (More) Authentic Asian Experiences
- 25 Authentic Asian Experiences
- The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009
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United States
- Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - 1968
- Who's Who on the CIA Payroll
- The State of the American Woman
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War & Terrorism
- The Accused 9/11 Plotters: What Happened to Them?
- Top 10 Inept Terrorist Plots
- Top 10 D-Day Resources Online
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World
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