Rosemary Kennedy inspired sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver to create the Special Olympics Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 years. Rosemary Kennedy was the eldest ...

This Thursday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy and his wife, Rose. For many years, the story of JFK’s sister, who had an ...

Following the lobotomy, Rosemary was sent to live at a Catholic facility for the mentally disabled in Jefferson, Wisconsin Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 ...

While I’m certain the algorithm knows me better than my mother, sometimes when I’m scrolling I will come across content that I have to see against my will. In this case, a new interview with Britney ...

Lobotomy used to be an accepted form of treatment for people who suffered from mental illness. We play an excerpt from a report on one man's lobotomy that will air later Wednesday on All Things ...

About 50,000 people received lobotomies in the United States, most of them between 1949 and 1952. Read the answers to frequently asked questions about lobotomies. The two procedures differ in how the ...

Listen • 5:18 20160814_atc_lobotomy_and_memory.mp3 The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, he lost the ability to create memories after he underwent a ...

Thirty years after doctors stopped performing lobotomies to treat mental illness, epilepsy and even chronic headaches, relatives of patients who suffered after undergoing the procedure want the Nobel ...

AUSTIN — Wendy Davis slammed the door on the idea that she might make another run for governor in 2018 in an interview Tuesday with the San Antonio Express-News. She earlier had offered a slight ...