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COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence

Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found

A commemorative coin on a thank you note from Banner Health.

A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All?

Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic

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A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer

No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself

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'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD

No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn

An illustration a neuroprosthesis implanted over the area of a man鈥檚 sensorimotor cortex.

Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences

Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak

A young girl sits on her grandmothers lap outdoors, both are smiling.

Medicine Through Abuelita鈥檚 Eyes

Patients are better off when treated with empathy and care

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

A woman in a hospital bed experiencing labor pains during childbirth.

Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School

Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say

A man with his eyes closed and wearing an oxygen mask lies in a hospital bed in South Africa

Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests

Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave

A diverse group of young female campers make heart shapes with their hands under a hand painted WELCOME TO CAMP FELIX sign.

Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp

Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy

A young boy with a bandaged head lies in bed next to his sleeping mother.

ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity

But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI

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Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

A computer rendering of hepatitis B viruses.

Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

A female nurse in blue scrubs touches a tablet with swirl of healthcare icons floating above it.

The Rise of Non-Traditional Nursing

Is it time to shift your professional focus?

FDA APPROVED finerenone (Kerendia) over a computer rendering of a diseased kidney and a healthy kidney.

Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D

Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

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Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine

Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes

An abstract illustration of two people hugging.

'Can You Explain Why You鈥檙e Sending Me to the ICU?'

Doctor-turned-patient reflects on empathy in medicine after harrowing birth of her child

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Doctor Reacts to Bizarre 'Health Hacks' Videos

Diving into the world of YouTube clickbait

A tired male healthcare worker in scrubs and PPE sits in a folding chair and rubs his eyes in a dark room.

You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours

Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves

A cadaver in a body bag inside the medical examiners office.

Surfside Collapse: Beyond the Immediate Aftermath

A forensic pathologist's perspective on "the last responders"

A screenshot of a TikTok video with Kelly Morris with the caption: I鈥檇 unplug your vent to charge my cell phone.

Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients

Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said

A computer rendering of the gut microbiome inside the large intestine.

Did Fecal Transplant Stop COVID in Its Tracks?

Two Polish patients co-infected with C difficile saw improvements

A mature person with Down syndrome draws in an activity book.

APOE Gene Influences Alzheimer's Symptoms, Biomarkers in Down Syndrome

Earlier Alzheimer's changes seen in APOE4 carriers

A young pregnant woman takes a selfie with her smartphone while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations?

Policy must be based on indisputable evidence

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COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

CT imaging of primary ameloblastoma with measurement and three-dimensional reconstruction.

Woman Loses 6-Year Battle With Mouth Tumor

Rare ameloblastoma rapidly recurs and metastasizes despite numerous radical excisions

A tired male healthcare worker in dark blue scrubs with closed eyes rests his head on his hand in the doctor鈥檚 lounge.

The Elephant in the Doctors' Lounge

It's time to get healthcare workers talking about their own mental health

A transgender woman in a pink robe with her head wrapped in a towel wipes the steam off of a mirror in the bathroom.

What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients?

Proper care begins with understanding

Four dark backlit businessmen seated at a table in a board room.

The One Skill That Harried Medical Leaders Often Lack

It's no surprise the public is losing faith with the healthcare industry

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

Are Antibiotics Linked to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer?

With cases increasing globally, researchers look to these commonly used drugs

A computer rendered COVID-19 virus on a plate between a knife and fork.

One GI Symptom Stuck Around Months After Severe COVID

But most symptoms resolved within 3 months, researchers found

ESHRE over a microscope image of embryo selection for in vitro fertilization

IVF Babies at No Increased Risk of Childhood Cancers

No associations seen with intracytoplasmic sperm injection or frozen embryo transfer, study found

A photo of Tenet Healthcare鈥檚 headquarters along the Dallas North Tollway in Farmers Branch, TX.

Federal Lawmakers Question Tenet's Use of CARES Act Funds

Congressional Democrats are seeking answers on how Tenet Healthcare used taxpayer dollars

The YouTube thumbnail with Siobhan Deshauer, MD, an MRI of the brain and the words: CARDIAC ARREST

A Day in the Life of a Doctor: ICU Night Shift

Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she navigates a patient's cardiac arrest.

A young female healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a brochure speaks to a concerned looking senior woman.

Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care

The pandemic has emphasized the importance of access to advance care planning

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Study: Public Unlikely to Benefit From Hospitals' Advertising

Making the rich richer and the poor poorer?

X-ray and fluoroscopy images of primary sclerosing cholangitis

Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19

Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says

A group of medical students in a lecture hall listen to an unseen professor.

Do We Really Need a Fourth Year of Med School?

Student perspectives from the pandemic point to the benefits of restructuring medical education

A photo of Google鈥檚 headquarters, the Googleplex, in Mountain View, CA

Google's Rise in Healthcare

The tech giant's innovation is sure to disrupt the status quo

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