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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…
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Facing Escalating Workplace Violence, Hospital Employees Have Had Enough
by Marlene Harris-Taylor April 8, 2019Enlarge this image According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence are four times more common in…
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Makeshift Volunteer Clinics Struggle To Meet Medical Needs At The Border
by Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 5, 2019Enlarge this image Dr. Carlos Gutierrez examines a young girl at a shelter in El Paso that was set up for recent…
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Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What’s Lost?
by Vishal Khetpal April 4, 2019Enlarge this image If a doctor’s office is like Blockbuster, Hims feels more like Netflix. It’s a way to skip the long…
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Dr. Hillary Tamar, who’s in the second year of her family medicine residency in Phoenix, is part of a new generation of…
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Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled
by Fred Schulte March 18, 2019Enlarge this image The reality of electronic medical records has yet to live up to the promise. suedhang/Getty Images/Cultura RF hide caption…
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Enlarge this image Few medical guidelines for heart care are based on the highest-quality evidence. Peerawat Kamklay/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…