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 More »
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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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5 Truths About Health Care in America
Forget about what you thought you knew about America's health care. More »
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