More screenings are being developed and used to detect evidence of disease in bodily fluids. But questions remain about reliability and implications for care.
The World Health Organization says that antibiotic resistance rose during the COVID pandemic. But antibiotic stewardship and other efforts are yielding results.
Smoke enemas. Bloody beverages. Milk-based blood transfusions. We explore deeply odd, and fortunately abandoned, treatments from the pages of medical history.
On this episode of “Beyond the White Coat,” Ted Shaw and AAMC Chief Legal Officer Frank Trinity talk about the Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions.
As a med tech in the Air Force, Tony Phan was inspired by doctors who demonstrated the human side of medicine. Now, he’s on his journey to become a physician.
Physician and author Abraham Verghese sees a reduction in human connection in medical care, and urges doctors to “find their passion in each patient encounter.”
Are some views unfit to be aired at medical school? Tensions over critical social issues spur heated objections but also open room for thoughtful discussion.
Taking a page from airlines, hospitals are recording surgeries to reduce errors. Here’s why one expert says black boxes are key to improving patient safety.
