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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…
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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…