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Category: Public Health, Medicine, and Science
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Americans not only pioneered plastic money, but we have also increasingly turned to using it to finance costly “improvements” to our bodies. A new book by Laurie Essig looks at how credit, medical advances, and cultural pressure combined to fuel a huge growth in plastic surgery.
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The author of Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas looks at the year in Industrial Agriculture.
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Mark Hyman examines a new trend: prepping babies and toddlers for sports.
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We look at two more organizations dedicated to improving access to healthy, affordable food.
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In White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine, physician and moral philosopher Carl Elliott reveals the dangerous underbelly of the business of medicine.
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A look at recent Beacon media mentions.
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Happy Father’s Day!
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Beacon authors respond to global challenges.
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One year after the killing of Dr. George Tiller, Carole Joffe looks at his important legacy.
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David Chura brings to light the high [hidden] costs of hungry teenagers in prison.
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