Honoring the Body Donors Who Are a Medical Student’s First Patient
Similar scenes played out across the country this spring as medical, dental and physical therapy …
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As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing
With the battle for control of Sudan entering its third week, health care services are …
Biden Plans to Pick Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health
President Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, an oncologist who has run the …
Beryl Benacerraf, Dies; Pioneered the Use of Prenatal Ultrasound
She completed a radiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a fellowship at Brigham …
These Doctors Admit They Don’t Want Patients With Disabilities
“Some will find every excuse not to see you. They will say, ‘Our machinery isn’t …
Lessons From a Difficult Patient
The only patients deemed more difficult than insistent patients like Sal were his opposites: patients …
Doctors Find Themselves on a First-Name Basis
And there is little research to address the issue head on. A previous study, published …
As Hospitals Close Children’s Units, Where Does That Leave Lachlan?
It was Lachlan Rutledge’s sixth birthday, but as he mustered a laborious breath and blew …
Joyce C. Lashof, Doctor Who Shattered Glass Ceilings, Dies at 96
Dr. Joyce C. Lashof, who fought for health equity and broke barriers as the first …
Leon E. Rosenberg, Geneticist Who Wrote of His Depression, Dies at 89
After working for a while as a peddler, Abraham made enough money to open his …
A Rural Doctor Gave Her All. Then Her Heart Broke.
But as the political climate around Covid-19 grew heated, and as some of Dr. Becher’s …
How Health Care Workers Got Me Through the Pandemic
Health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic offered more than just …
Kevin M. Cahill, 86, Dies; Tropical Disease Expert With a Political Bent
Kevin M. Cahill, who managed to pack several careers into a single life as a …
What a High-Risk Pregnancy Looks Like After Dobbs
Pregnancy can be dangerous — occasionally fatal — for both women and the fetuses they …
California Approves Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information
Trying to strike a balance between free speech and public health, California’s Legislature on Monday …