Read Dr. Markel’s latest PBS NewsHour column, “A Hormonal Happy Birthday,” where he discusses the etymology of the word “hormone” and the history of early endocrinology.

Read Dr. Markel’s latest PBS NewsHour column, “The Day Doctors Began to Conquer Smallpox,” where he discusses Dr. Edward Jenner’s investigation of smallpox and his work on a vaccine.

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Markel will become the Editor-in-Chief of The Milbank Quarterly on October 1.

Read Dr. Markel’s latest PBS NewsHour column, “The Day Polio Began Losing Its Grip on America,” where he discusses the 1956 discovery of the Salk polio vaccine.

On April 12, 2013, Dr. Markel interviewed author Andrew Solomon about his book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity at a fundraising event for the University of Michigan Depression Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Read Dr. Markel’s latest PBS NewsHour column, “How a Doctor Discovered U.S. Walls Were Poisonous,” where he discusses the discovery of the dangers of lead paint.

Read Dr. Markel’s guest post for CNBC, “From Freud to Winehouse.”

Learn more about Dr. Markel’s latest book, “An Anatomy of Addiction” – a NYT best-seller.

Dr. Markel inducted into the UM Medical School’s League of Research Excellence. The League of Research Excellence celebrates U-M Medical School faculty researchers who achieve significant success, and the inaugural group included those who have garnered $1 million or more in research awards or expenditures in 2010.

Dr. Markel’s New York Times column: Marcus Welby was a perfect doctor, but behind the times.