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Figuring out why some pain becomes agonizing and chronic

Doctors and families grapple with what’s next when a severe genetic disorder is diagnosed during pregnancy

An excerpt from the autobiography of a transgender scientist

Stanford researchers launch a massive study of lung tissue — healthy and diseased — in one of their own

Serendipity and passion peg an elusive illness

Building kinetic contraptions to bring data to life

Toward a world where a physician in a wheelchair is no big deal

Engineers, biologists and doctors focus on a win

A physician-astronaut in space