Enlarge this image Drug companies often do one-on-one outreach to doctors. A new study finds these meetings with drug reps lead to…
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Enlarge this image Dr. Michael Mansour, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, is testing an AI-enhanced database he uses to…
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Medical students aren’t showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?
by Philip Gruppuso June 1, 2023Enlarge this image Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on…
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Hospitals can be lonely places as the days grow cold and long — especially during the holidays, and especially during a third…
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Despite its central role in the COVID pandemic, the infectious diseases specialty saw 44% of its training programs for doctors go unfilled.…
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He woke up from eye surgery with a gash on his forehead. What happened?
by Penci November 28, 2022Enlarge this image Jerry Bilinski, a retired social worker who lives in Fayetteville, N.C., says he deserves a full explanation from his…
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Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed
by Nell Greenfieldboyce July 12, 2022Enlarge this image Maria Fabrizio for NPR Maria Fabrizio for NPR In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision to…
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As Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty
by Richard Harris April 30, 2019Credit: Chris Nickels for NPR When Kim Hilliard shows up at the clinic at the New Orleans University Medical Center, she’s not…