The fabella disappeared from our lineage millions of years ago, but over the last century, its presence in people’s knees has become more common. Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where ...

Exactly a second after midnight on Jan. 1, Lea Mae Razo, a first-time mother at 27, successfully gave birth to a baby girl, Alea Jayde, at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila.