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.
Illustration for TIME by Viktor Koen
From A to Z
By Alice Park, David Bjerklie, Carolyn Sayre, Tiffany Sharples, Bryan Walsh and Alexandra Silver Read More »
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Introduction: America's Health Checkup
TIME takes the entire nation to the doctor More »
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Reform's Moment May Be Now
It's no slam dunk, but Obama's health-care plan has a fair shot at success More »
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Graphic: 5 Truths About Health Care in America
Forget about what you thought you knew about America's health care. More »
Lists by Topic
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- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Female Sexual Dysfunction: Myth or Malady?
- New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
- It's Twilight in America: The Vampire Saga
- The Story of Barack Obama's Mother
- Can Oprah Stay Queen With No Throne?
- The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off
- Blackface Filmmaker Sparks a Race Debate in Germany
- A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism"
- The Anglican and Catholic Churches: Friends or Rivals?
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Female Sexual Dysfunction: Myth or Malady?
- Inside Barack Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
- Moscow: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours
- The Anglican and Catholic Churches: Friends or Rivals?
- The Fall of Greg Craig
- Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban
- Why California is Still America’s Future
- The Pope to Unhappy Anglicans: Come On In!
- Toilets
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