Health and medicine explained.

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• Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News  Why doesn’t the Bush administration have a physician in chief? 
  Emily Yoffe Nov. 2, 2001
  
• Crazed and Confused A murder defendant is forced to choose between the death penalty and permanent madness. 
  Sally Satel Aug. 30, 2001