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Medical students talking in class and sharing ideas

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In their own words: Medical students reflect on their journeys

Through 55-word stories, students share aspects of their medical school experiences — from meaningful patient encounters to moments of joy and heartbreak.

May 23, 2024

The young adult male sits on the hospital room couch to talk with the hospital insurance specialist to update medical information.

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5 ways to combat surging syphilis cases in the United States

Syphilis has reached alarming rates unseen in the U.S. since the 1950s. A CDC expert lays out steps to halt increases and prevent dramatic health problems.

May 21, 2024

Greylag geese and cattle in a meadow, Foehr, North Frisian Island, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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How worried should we be about avian flu? Academic experts weigh in

Avian flu has spread to cows and one person in the United States. Scientists discuss the potential for a human epidemic and how to avoid it.

May 15, 2024

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9 great summer reads for doctors — or anyone interested in medicine

From a Black doctor’s reckoning with medical racism to a history of the human heart, these books offer rich glimpses into the fascinating world of medicine.

May 9, 2024

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Oversized and overlooked: Women surgeons struggle to find equipment that fits

Even as women physicians gain a foothold in the male-dominated surgical specialties, they encounter other barriers.

April 22, 2022

Women surgeons struggle to find equipment that fits smaller bodies.

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Shame on us for shaming people with excess weight

It’s time for medicine to stop stigmatizing people with obesity and to provide compassionate care to people of all sizes, one expert argues.

March 29, 2022

Doctor in protective equipment talks to obese African-American mature lady holding black tablet

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Eliminating bias from medical school admissions

Less reliance on MCAT and GPA scores, and more focus on the whole student, could drastically increase the number of Black medical students, one dean argues.

March 24, 2022

Medical student volunteers from Howard University College of Medicine pose with Dean Hugh Mighty, MD, MBA, at a community vaccination clinic in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2021.

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How pig organs made their way into humans: The slow advance to transplant kidneys and hearts

After 20-plus years of quiet research, doctors recently made history with four xenotransplants. Here is how they progressed and what they hope to achieve next.

Feb. 23, 2022

Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD, performs the first transplant of a genetically engineered nonhuman kidney to a human, at NYU Langone Health.

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Bias in the emergency department

Emergency departments treat many medically vulnerable patients. Yet too few ED residents are learning to provide culturally responsive care, an expert argues.

Feb. 17, 2022

Adrianne Haggins, MD, tends to a patient at the University of Michigan Health emergency department in Ann Arbor.

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The future of CRISPR is now

CRISPR is revolutionizing experimental therapies, but where should society draw the line?

Dec. 2, 2021

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex and cells, illustration. The CRISPR-Cas9 protein (blue and pink) is used in genome engineering to cut DNA and uses a guide RNA sequence (orange) to cut DNA (purple) at a complementary cleavage site.

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8 medical advances you may have missed during COVID-19

From a possible cure for sickle cell disease to portable MRIs, check out medical breakthroughs that happened while the pandemic absorbed the world’s attention.

Nov. 17, 2021

A medicine doctor is analyzing coronavirus covid-19 via technology virtual reality interactive

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Historian calls on all Americans to recognize and fix its racial caste system

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says racial conflict arises from a class hierarchy that Americans have inherited, like a pre-existing condition.