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Microplastics are inside us all. What does that mean for our health?

Tiny plastic particles have been found throughout the human body, but researchers say they’re just starting to understand the impact.

  • June 27, 2024
Prostate cancer cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)
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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have…

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

  • June 25, 2024
In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.
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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

  • June 20, 2024
Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

  • June 12, 2024

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Your COVID-19 testing questions — answered

As the virus spreads through the highest levels of the United States government, experts share what we know about testing.

  • Oct. 5, 2020
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Hurricanes, wildfires, and an ongoing pandemic: How academic medical centers are coping with competing crises

Medical centers in Washington, Oregon, and Alabama use lessons learned from COVID-19 response to manage natural disasters but worry about long-term impact.

  • Oct. 1, 2020
Portland residents step outside to view the wildfire smoke casting a colored haze over a neighborhood on Sept. 9, 2020.
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Teaching hospitals help businesses and schools safely reopen — and stay open

New COVID-19 consulting services tap staff expertise to develop plans, visit sites, and educate employees to prevent viral spread.

  • Sept. 22, 2020
A sea turtle enjoys the company of people again at The Florida Aquarium. Courtesy of The Florida Aquarium.
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Hospitals partner with nursing homes to prevent and fight outbreaks

Academic medical centers support nursing homes with COVID-19 prevention and control.

  • Sept. 8, 2020
An elderly woman at a nursing home entertains a visitor while maintaining precautions against COVID-19
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Prison should not be a COVID-19 death sentence

Doctors who have visited San Quentin prison and other facilities explain why incarceration makes COVID-19 dangerous and how to protect inmates and communities.

  • Aug. 27, 2020
An emergency care facility was erected to treat inmates infected with the novel coronavirus at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, as seen in July.
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COVID-19 disrupted health care for other serious conditions. Now, physicians worry about the long-term consequences

Many patients with non-COVID-19 conditions delayed seeking medical care early in the pandemic. Now physicians worry about the long-term effects to their health.

  • Aug. 20, 2020
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a number of safety measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19, including screening for COVID-19 symptoms at the entrances to all campus locations
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Consensus Guidance on Face Coverings

The AAMC offers guidance on wearing face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19.

  • Aug. 12, 2020
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The science and psychology behind masking to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Experts weigh in on the most effective mask-wearing practices, the psychology behind not masking, and how to communicate its importance.

  • July 30, 2020
Amy Price, DPhil, a senior research scientist at Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab, wears a cloth mask like the ones she and her colleagues tested for efficacy of containing viral particles.
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AAMC releases road map to reset nation’s approach to COVID-19

Evidence-based plan calls for immediate action to remedy critical shortages and increase testing, as well as longer-term actions.

  • July 29, 2020
A person holds a compass on a path
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Academic labs are opening back up. Still, research isn’t exactly back to normal

Researchers face health screenings, lab capacity limits, and gradual resumption of experiments as medical schools open labs they closed to keep out COVID-19.

  • July 20, 2020
A researcher in a lab at Emory University works under new rules on social distancing and sanitation