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Health

A Heart Attack in 1972 Was a Death Sentence. Today It Doesn't Have to Be.

Fifty years ago, a cardiac event often meant you didn't make it home from the hospital — if you made it to the hospital at all. The transformation in how we treat heart attacks since then is one of the most quietly extraordinary stories in modern medicine. Here's how dramatically the odds have shifted.

Mar 13, 2026

Culture

Baby Oil and Beach Reflectors: How a Generation Baked Itself — and What It Cost Them

For much of the twentieth century, a deep tan wasn't just acceptable — it was aspirational. Sunscreen barely existed, and when it did, most people ignored it. Decades later, the melanoma statistics tell a story that's hard to look away from. Here's how an entire culture got sun exposure spectacularly wrong, and how long it took us to figure that out.

Mar 13, 2026