As warm weather brings people outdoors for sports and recreation, academic health systems see more injuries and illnesses from heat, exertion, and dehydration.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated high rates of depression and anxiety in medical students. Medical schools are expanding mental health services to help.
New research from longevity clinics suggests that the human lifespan and health span could be extended through off-label prescribing of some medications.
Doctors and researchers warn that the United States must start now to develop children’s vaccines to protect everyone and for schools to open safely next fall.
Health care providers and food policy experts highlight a need for accessible, healthy food to combat poor health in vulnerable populations during the pandemic.
These leaders in academic medicine are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to medical education, patient care, and the biomedical sciences.
Author Brigid Schulte observes how medical workers fall into a busyness trap, how it hurts them and their work, and how to put more “live” into their lives.
