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DEPARTMENTS

OF NOTE [729 KB]
James Johnston named best U.S. teacher.
Students learn to counsel patients on quitting tobacco use.
Hey, what’s wrong with Britney Spears?

INVESTIGATIONS [479 KB]
Herpes isn’t so dormant during latency after all.
Angels and a new office help biomed start-ups.
When the cause of death isn’t clear.

ATTENDING [212 KB]
The “Clown Prince of Basketball”
also distributed aspirin and examined sore throats as men’s health director for 32 years.

MATCH LIST [87 KB]
Coming soon to a hospital near you.

ALUMNI NEWS [1252 KB]
The Center for Emergency Medicine started with a couple of office squatters in Lothrop Hall. One alum has brought former Presidents Carter and Bush into the fold. Among his goals?
Universal coverage.

LAST CALL [116 KB]
Meet Mr. November.

COVER STORY

Thirty pounds off and just another 120 to go. Rude strangers and a bleak health outlook put
Sally Stewart in motion. She shares her emotional ride of going from a size 24 to a size 8 with gastric bypass surgery.

FEATURES

Ghost Body [829 KB]
Half of her was gone: A desperate yet transformative gastric bypass tale.
COVER STORY BY CHARLEE BRODSKY
AND JESSICA MESMAN

America XL [299 KB]
Now our kids are overweight, too. Some reach puberty learning they may
grow up to be infertile. Others graduate from high school with a physique
that puts them at risk of dying younger than their parents.
BY CHUCKS STARESINIC

"So Unnecessary" [459 KB]
How do we stop young people from killing themselves?
Thankfully, we at least know the risk factors now.
STORY AND FOLLOW-UP BY DOTTIE HORN

Blindsided by the System [157 KB]
Despite all we’ve learned about treating psychiatric disorders, patients
tend to fall through the cracks. How about a new model for intervention?
BY ROBIN MEJIA