Nitin K. Ahuja

Nitin K. Ahuja is an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania. (November 2025)

Looking Behind the Veil

Can the tools of science be used to investigate the mysteries of death?

Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death

by Sam Parnia

November 6, 2025 issue

The Return of Trump—VI

On rage, fluoride, the task of the journalist, the Garden of American Heroes, and the Buffs and the Blues.

November 15, 2024

Gut Instincts

Recent books about the importance of the microbiome have driven many patients to fixate on the idea of “gut health.” Are they right to do so?

A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease

by Shilpa Ravella

Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure

by Bryn Nelson

The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out

by Robynne Chutkan

December 7, 2023 issue

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