Table of Contents
25
Investing in
Health Care Upstream
Songs for a
Final Journey
Freezing for the
Future
Health Tips
for Travelers
16 27 30
12 Spotlight: Bernard A. Harris Jr., M.D.
24 Vitals: Is kratom, the popular herbal supplement,
dangerous?
29 Curated: Gillian Wearing: Rock 'n' Roll 70
33 Next Med: Heart valve offers expansion
and adjustability
34 Field Notes
36 Calendar
on this page: Rebecca Verm harvests
tomatoes on the community farm
outside of LBJ Hospital.
on the cover: A cottonmouth snake
yawns at the Houston Museum of
Natural Science.