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Computational methods can lead to better vaccines faster
The review article proposes a strategy for effective and efficient COVID-19 vaccine design.
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Coaching patients to advocate for themselves can offset the effects of doctors’ racial bias
If patients are trained to advocate for themselves and voice their opinions and concerns, they can mitigate the effects of providers’ implicit biases.
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Telehealth by phone, video proves lifeline for veterans with opioid addiction
Phone-based telehealth, and video telemedicine visits, both helped veterans with opioid addiction stay on buprenorphine medication to treat their opioid use disorder during the pandemic.
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Comparing treatment approaches for babies with heart disease
Novel trial compares outcomes between a catheter-based stent and surgical shunt for children with insufficient blood flow between their heart and lungs.
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Global contrast media shortage: Strategies for conservation
A radiologist shares ways to address the scarcity of this tool for diagnostic imaging.
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Cost of brand-name epilepsy drugs increased by 277% over 8 years
Generic anti-seizure drugs’ costs went down during the same time, study shows
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Ageism and health: Study shows close link
Nearly all older adults have experienced some forms of “everyday ageism,” but those with more health concerns had higher rates
Four gender-diverse people sitting in chairs at doctor’s office in vibrant color against a background of grey, each wearing the colors of a gender identity pride flag. From left to right, the gender identity flags represented are; transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer and gender fluid.
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Putting gender inclusion into practice
Affirming a patient’s gender is something every health provider can do, even if gender medicine isn’t their specialty. Experts offer easy, actionable tips clinicians can use to make their practices more gender inclusive.
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Doctors across state borders
Telehealth between providers and patients in different states: Medicare data show impact of temporary pandemic telemedicine rules.
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How a social work researcher’s experience with young adult cancer informed his work
Bradley Zebrack reflects on the insights he’s applied from his cancer journey to his job.
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Home is where the hospital is
Hospital at home programs, and remote patient monitoring from home, hold promise for discharging patients earlier or keeping them out of the emergency room or hospital. But policy decisions will affect their future.
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Operating rooms are the climate change contributor no one’s talking about
Surgery is a significant contributor to climate change. A resident and a medical student suggest some sustainable solutions.
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What has the pandemic taught us about public health?
Joneigh Khaldun led pandemic response for Michigan; she reflects on how public health partnerships, messaging and budgets affected outcomes.
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Repurposing generic drugs can reduce time and cost to develop new treatments
But low profitability remains a barrier.
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Advising China's first Olympic medevac program
How Beijing's emergency air service operations worked with the Survival Flight team before the start of games.