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Surgeon sitting in hospital hallway, holding glass of water, pensive expression

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Surgeon sitting in hospital hallway, holding glass of water, pensive expression

How to help a fellow medical student struggling with drugs or alcohol

May 12, 2022

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

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

Shame on us for shaming people with excess weight

March 29, 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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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.

Eliminating bias from medical school admissions

March 24, 2022

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

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

Bias in the emergency department

February 17, 2022

A young woman with a cochlear implant sits on a couch talking to her therapeutic practitioner.

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A young woman with a cochlear implant sits on a couch talking to her therapeutic practitioner.

Disabilities are not binary. Why do we treat them that way?

February 10, 2022

Cynthia Cooper, MD, with her mother, Carol Johnson Cooper, before the Harvard Medical School educator found herself in the role of doctor-daughter.

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Cynthia Cooper, MD, with her mother, Carol Johnson Cooper, before the Harvard Medical School educator found herself in the role of doctor-daughter.

When the patient is someone you love

February 1, 2022

A woman using Covid-19 rapid self-test kit at home

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A woman using Covid-19 rapid self-test kit at home

COVID-19 transparency: Where are the tests and when can we get them?

January 25, 2022

Katherine Chretien, MD, advises a student through videoconferencing software on her computer

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Katherine Chretien, MD, advises a student through videoconferencing software on her computer

The Step 1 exam is going pass-fail. Now what?

January 11, 2022

Zina Jawadi

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Zina Jawadi

I am a medical student with significant hearing loss. Here’s what the pandemic has been like for me and others with my disability

January 6, 2022

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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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.

To end the drug crisis, bring addiction out of the shadows

November 2, 2021