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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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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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Best of Last Year: The top Medical Xpress articles of 2024
It was a good year for medical research as a team of neurobiologists at New York University conducted experiments that showed human non-brain cells are capable of carrying out memory functions. They engineered non-brain cells ...
Santa Clara County hospitals illegally dumped fentanyl, human tissue, patient data, prosecutors say
Santa Clara County hospitals have illegally dumped tons of biohazardous waste, including prescription drugs, human tissue and vials containing blood, county prosecutors said.
Dec 6, 2024
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Preferential promotion of white men persisting in academic medicine
Preferential promotion of white men within academic medicine is persisting, with racially and ethnically diverse women experiencing greater underpromotion, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 4, 2024
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Who should contribute to decisions about health care space design?
Construction of a hospital involves many decisions that are akin to plan-of-care decisions and have myriad effects on patients, families and staff. Rather than being based on the interests of a single person, a hospital's ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Experts call for ban on fossil fuel-linked medical research
An investigation published by The BMJ today reveals the extent of fossil fuel industry involvement in medical research, leading to fresh calls for academics and publishing companies to cut ties with companies.
Nov 28, 2024
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President-elect Trump names his picks to head the CDC and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for key health positions in his new cabinet.
Nov 26, 2024
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Roche in $1.5 bn deal to buy Poseida Therapeutics
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said on Tuesday it agreed to buy US biopharma firm Poseida Therapeutics for $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros)—but Roche shares dipped over a disappointing study on a key lung cancer treatment.
Nov 26, 2024
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Indian man awakes on funeral pyre
An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday.
Nov 23, 2024
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Team behind film about world's first IVF baby hope to spread joy and debate
The makers of a new film about the British pioneers of IVF hope it highlights the "fragile" status of fertility treatment, with perceived threats in places like the United States and dwindling availability in the UK.
Nov 22, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson risks UK lawsuit over talc cancer claim
UK claimants announced Wednesday legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson, alleging that women diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in the company's talcum powder.
Nov 20, 2024
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Public humiliation is still a common teaching tool in medical education—here's how it leaves patients worse off
Imagine being questioned about complex technical knowledge in front of your peers, supervisors, and members of the public—knowing that a wrong answer could lead to public ridicule.
Nov 19, 2024
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Study explores patient perceptions of behavioral flags in the emergency department
A study that investigates patient perceptions and the perceived benefits and harms associated with the use of behavioral flags has been published in Academic Emergency Medicine. The study, titled "Patient perceptions of behavioral ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Is it ever OK for scientists to experiment on themselves?
A virologist named Beata Halassy recently made headlines after publishing a report of successfully treating her own breast cancer by self-administering an experimental treatment.
Nov 18, 2024
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Stiff business: Berlin startup will freeze your corpse for monthly fee
Becca Ziegler is only 24, but she already has her death planned out: her corpse will be deep-frozen to minus 200 degrees Celsius (minus 328 degrees Fahrenheit) with liquid nitrogen.
Nov 15, 2024
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New study emphasizes the importance of arts and humanities in neurology training
Art and neurology have long been intertwined. Renaissance artwork depicted the nuances of human anatomy and pathology with remarkable accuracy, while Impressionism, Cubism, and other artistic movements utilized the unique ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Brick by colorful brick: LEGO helps bridge gap between midwifery and medical students
Normally a staple of the childhood toybox, new research has found that LEGO bricks can be an effective ice breaker between midwifery and medical students.
Nov 10, 2024
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Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota
Nov. 5, 2024, was a tough day for cannabis legalization supporters.
Nov 7, 2024
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