Touring Your Body, One Story at a Time

By Christine Cupaiuolo • May 13, 2008

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at Our Bodies, Our Blog -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

The New York Times today published a pull-out special section, "A Guided Tour of Your Body," with articles and advice on healthy aging for every body part.

The graphics are a bit surreal to look at in print, but it makes more sense online, where each body part is an interactive link to a related story (don't say you weren't warned that the shoulders and knees lead to nowhere). Online additions include links to exercises, test-your-knowledge quizzes and health risk calculators.

Update: The knee now connects, as you might expect, to a story on knee surgery.

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Maria on May 14, 2008

Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough, but it seems they left out anything genitalia-related (with the exception of the male prostate). Surely there are important health issues relating to cervix, uterus, ovaries, vagina, etc?

Christine C. on May 14, 2008

You are absolutely right. The interactive illustration is similar to sexless med school anatomical models. Maybe the lack anything genitalia-related is a reflection of newspaper cutbacks :-)