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Before 1993, women were rarely included in clinical trials. Today, the medical field still doesn’t know how well many drugs and devices work for women.

  • March 26, 2024
Cara Poland, MD, MEd, treats, teaches about, and advocates for the care of patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders.
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Nearly 3 million Americans have an alcohol use disorder. An addiction specialist whose brother died of alcohol-related causes describes how doctors can help.

  • March 20, 2024
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A New York Times bestselling author. A professional dancer. A potter. Some students have pursued artistic endeavors throughout their medical school journeys.

  • March 13, 2024

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Taking a page from airlines, hospitals are recording surgeries to reduce errors. Here’s why one expert says black boxes are key to improving patient safety.

  • Oct. 3, 2023
Mary Hawn, MD, MPH, and a colleague perform surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, under the watchful eye of an OR Black Box camera that is positioned above the door.
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Shame and stigma fuel addiction and prevent treatment, argues Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But compassion can save lives.

  • Nov. 2, 2021
National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow, MD, presenting her annual report to a meeting of principal investigators in the Clinical Trials Network in Rockville, Maryland.
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Telemedicine soared during the pandemic, and experts say it’s here to stay. How can providers and future physicians prepare to provide quality care from afar?

  • March 24, 2021
Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH, talks to a patient through a computer in her office
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A patient-physician communication expert reveals the truth — and consequences — of patient coverups.

  • June 4, 2019
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The United States has the worst maternal mortality rate in the developed world. If we’re going to save women's lives, all providers have to step up.

  • March 19, 2019
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Human trafficking occurs every day in the United States, and physicians must learn to recognize the signs.

  • Jan. 30, 2019
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Darrell G. Kirch on celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accreditation body for medical schools.

  • Oct. 31, 2017
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Today's doctors, nurses, and scientists need to confront the role that physicians played in the Holocaust and apply that knowledge to research and practice.

  • Sept. 27, 2016