I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast cancer survival rate is 20 per cent higher than in the UK. Koo Stark americabreastcancer Change image and share on social
I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter. Toni Braxton advisechildclose Change image and share on social
Enclosed by a sand berm four miles around and 160 feet high, the Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility entombs what remains of reactors bombed by Israel in 1981 and the United States in 1991. It has stored industrial and medical wastes, along with spent reactor fuel. Barton Gellman baghdadbermbomb share on social
I used to worry about what would happen five or 10 years from now, but I don't anymore. I thought about going to medical school because that has always interested me, but decided against it. Hamilton Jordan anymoredecidehappen Change image and share on social
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents. Francis Collins agreementbipartisanconcern share on social
The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood; we are complex systems. Patients do better when they have faith that they're going to do better. That's why I always tell my patients and their families not to neglect their prayers. There's nobody I don't say that to. Ben Carson bloodbodycomplex share on social
Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness. Marcel Proust doctorintelligenceintelligent Change image and share on social
Harriet Washington, in 'Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present,' documents the smallpox experiments Thomas Jefferson performed on his Monticello slaves. In fact, much of what we now think of as public health emerged from the slave system. Greg Grandin americanapartheidblack share on social
To cure ALS medically is not economical. The realities are that it's difficult to find funding for research for a medical cure. I believe in developing technology as opposed to medical research. Technology can be economical. Steve Gleason curedevelopdifficult share on social
Your genome sequence will become a vital part of your medical record, thereby providing critical information about how to optimize your wellness. Leroy Hood criticalgenomeinformation Change image and share on social