English and art students ‘most likely to express passion’ in Ucas applications Analysis by admissions service finds medicine and accountancy students emphasise career aspirations By Chris Havergal 23 June
Sir Tim Hunt resigns from two posts Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship By Paul Jump 11 June
The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, by Katrien Devolder Ayesha Ahmad on a thoughtful contribution to a controversial debate 16 April
I, Superorganism: Learning to Love Your Inner Ecosystem, by Jon Turney Helen Bynum on the exciting and vital ‘molecular chatter’ taking place in the human microbiome 9 April
A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble, by Edzard Ernst Helen Bynum admires a physician’s quest to distinguish alternative medicine from quackery 29 January
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande A surgeon finds that what empowers terminally ill patients is humane honesty, finds Helen Bynum 8 January
Vaccine Nation: America’s Changing Relationship with Immunization, by Elena Conis The history of vaccinations in the US has as much to do with politics as medicine, says Helen Bynum 27 November
Extreme: Why Some People Thrive at the Limits, by Emma Barrett and Paul Martin Do tales of derring-do contain tips for surviving in the cubicle jungles? David Green finds out 20 November
STEM Strategies: Student Ambassadors and Equality in Higher Education, by Clare Gartland Irene Glendinning evaluates a rare study of the effectiveness of STEM widening-participation schemes 6 November
The Story of Pain, From Prayer to Painkillers, by Joanna Bourke Brian Hurwitz on the inadequacy of language when it comes to describing physical suffering 10 July
Missing Microbes: How Killing Bacteria Creates Modern Plagues, by Martin Blaser Overuse of antibiotics is upsetting the balance of our internal ecosystems, finds Jon Turney 3 July
Deconstructing Dignity: A Critique of the Right-to-Die Debate, by Scott Cutler Shershow Sigrid Sterckx on a Derrida-inspired analysis of calculation, incalculability and ending life 10 April
The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging, by Margaret Lock When is a disease not a disease? asks Rose Anne Kenny 16 January
Wicked Intelligence: Visual Art and the Science of Experiment in Restoration London, by Matthew Hunter William Poole enjoys the insights but prefers his prose less florid 9 January
The End of Plagues: The Global Battle against Infectious Disease, by John Rhodes Helen Bynum on the history of vaccination 12 December
Me Medicine vs. We Medicine: Reclaiming Biotechnology for the Common Good, by Donna Dickenson Medical advances have coincided with a decline in healthcare for all, finds Dita Wickins-Drazilova 19 September
Better Humans? Understanding the Enhancement Project, by Michael Hauskeller Andy Miah on the pros and cons of humanity 2.0 12 September
Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams A rogue’s gallery stopped the ‘crippler’, but for how long? asks Helen Bynum 11 July
Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine by Wendy Cadge Pamela Klassen measures hospitals’ sacred dimensions 6 June
Wellcome puts trust in expanded open access The Wellcome Trust has announced plans to extend its open access policy to include scholarly monographs and book chapters By Elizabeth Gibney 30 May
Death or Disability: The ‘Carmentis Machine’ and Decision-making for Critically Ill Children by Dominic Wilkinson Deborah Bowman praises the compassion and logic offered in deciding outcomes for sick children 28 March
Extremes: Life, Death and the Limits of the Human Body by Kevin Fong David Green on the risks and rewards of medical progress 14 March
Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis, by Helen Bynum Richard J. Evans admires exhaustive coverage of an ancient killer that threatens a major comeback 13 December
Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health Sergio Sismondo on a critical exploration of a new, lucrative model for public well-being 29 November
Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease Alison Bashford applauds a magisterial study of scarily relevant bioeconomic history 1 November
Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine: Strategies that Work in Breaking Bad News 24 February
Unwelcome complements Scientists say degree courses in complementary therapies and alternative medicine are 'baloney' and 'mumbo-jumbo'. CAM academics disagree passionately. Zoe Corbyn checks out the fray 30 October
Find the key to health and happiness Think-tank report on UK's 'mental capital' could open up new research areas. Zoe Corbyn reports 30 October
