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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

June 25, 2024

In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.

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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

June 20, 2024

Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.

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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

June 12, 2024

Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave

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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

June 6, 2024

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Electronic Health Records Student Debt UME - Undergraduate Medical Education

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These physicians work in underserved communities. The National Health Service Corps helps make that financially feasible

New funding for the National Health Service Corps will bolster the program’s ability to help physicians work in underserved communities.

June 24, 2021

Paola Portela, MD, chief medical officer of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, plays with a young patient.

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They served on the COVID-19 front lines. Now these emergency medicine doctors can't find jobs.

Usually, emergency medicine residents fend off recruiters. This year, they’re barely getting calls back. Here's how COVID-19 has upended EM job prospects.

Feb. 25, 2021

Two doctors in PPE work on a patient in the hospital

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Feeding future doctors: Universities work to alleviate food insecurity among medical students

Data on food insecurity among medical students is sparse, but researchers think it’s a growing concern amid the pandemic. Schools are working to help.

Jan. 14, 2021

People stock the shelves of a campus food pantry at the University of Toledo in Ohio

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7 ways to reduce medical school debt

Loan repayment programs. Smart budgeting strategies. Fee assistance programs. Young doctors have many resources as they embark on a medical career.

Oct. 14, 2020

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Small changes, big results: How five hospitals are drastically improving care

Relatively small actions at these academic medical centers have led to significant successes.

Nov. 26, 2018

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Progress in predicting suicide

For decades, the goal of identifying those most at risk of ending their lives has remained elusive. Finally, it may be within sight.

Nov. 26, 2018

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Your data could cure you one day

Repositories of patient data hold clues to better treatments. The challenge lies in extracting meaningful information while still safeguarding patient privacy.

Aug. 13, 2018

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Reducing the Stress Associated With Electronic Health Records

Physicians cite electronic health records as a leading contributor to burnout. Learn about solutions academic medicine could employ to help prevent that.