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Will we have fewer doctors of color?
Medical schools have experienced a steep decline in enrollment among Black and Hispanic students since the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions.
Jan 14, 2025
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Drugmaker GSK buys US firm focused on gastro cancer
British pharmaceutical company GSK on Monday said it had agreed to buy a US company that specializes in the treatment of rare gastrointestinal cancer GIST.
Jan 13, 2025
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Mature-aged students are the rural health workforce of tomorrow
We have known for some time now that people living in rural areas experience poorer health than their metropolitan counterparts, largely due to uneven distribution of the health workforce and inequitable access to health ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Nurses need care, too—how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Reflecting on my mother's decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years.
Dec 25, 2024
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Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk's shares fall on disappointing study
Shares in Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, plunged on Friday after it announced disappointing results of a new drug study.
Dec 20, 2024
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The moral dimension to America's flawed health care system
The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has set off soul-searching among many Americans. Part of that reflection is about the public reaction to Thompson's death and the sympathy the suspect received online, with ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Patients couldn't pay their utility bills: One hospital turned to solar power for help
Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn't afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, recharge wheelchairs, turn on air conditioning, ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Many Australians are recording their visits to the doctor—some without permission
You're at a doctor's appointment where you are told you might have a serious illness. You will have to undergo several different tests to get a firm diagnosis. The treatment regime is complicated.
Dec 12, 2024
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Dozens of Nobel laureates sign letter opposing RFK Jr. as Trump's health secretary
Seventy-seven Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Forgotten histories: what fetal and baby remains in medical collections tell us about inequality
Content warning: this story deals with infant loss and human remains acquired historically for use within museum contexts.
Dec 9, 2024
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