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As friends and families travel and mingle, communicable diseases are spreading. Experts explain how to protect yourself and others while enjoying the season.

  • Dec. 5, 2024
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Guilt, sadness, fear, worry over bringing children into the world. Eco-anxiety is growing. Here’s what doctors and medical educators can—and must—do to help.

  • Dec. 3, 2024
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The latest research — from medication to e-cigarettes — offers hope for people trying to break the addiction.

  • Nov. 21, 2024

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When hurricanes, heat waves, floods, and wildfires strike, older adults are often the majority of victims, due to medical conditions and dependency on...

  • Oct. 31, 2024
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60 Minutes journalist and Learn Serve Lead 2024 plenary speaker Scott Pelley discusses the importance of opening minds while navigating trying political times.

  • Oct. 28, 2024
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All communities, particularly those that have been historically marginalized, deserve equitable access to healthy environments, the authors argue.

  • Oct. 25, 2024
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In states with abortion bans, emergency physicians often feel caught between confusing laws and quality care. Here’s how Dobbs has impacted emergency medicine.

  • Oct. 22, 2024
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Most programs have embraced the virtual format, but others say something is lost without in-person evaluation.

  • Oct. 17, 2024
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Microsoft exec and Learn Serve Lead 2024 speaker James Weinstein, DO, says the technology could one day expand access and quality, but privacy concerns remain.

  • Oct. 15, 2024
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We must change policies, improve training, expand research, and above all, combat ageism to care for millions of older Americans, a renowned geriatrician argues

  • Oct. 1, 2024
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Experts worry that, if compensation and training don’t better incentivize new doctors to pursue pediatrics, impending shortages could hurt kids’ health.

  • Sept. 26, 2024
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David Fajgenbaum, MD, nearly died from a rare disease, but his own research unearthed a treatment. Now he’s using AI and groundbreaking research to help others.

  • Sept. 24, 2024
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The House declares Sept. 16-20 as Medical Research Week.

  • Sept. 18, 2024
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