The rapidly evolving field of “precision medicine”—when medical care is tailored to the characteristics of each patient—is likely in the future to generate a … Continue reading “The imprecision in ‘precision medicine’”
Biologists and physicists are becoming increasingly convinced that clusters of tumor cells that can move through the body like a phalanx may be responsible … Continue reading “‘Jammed’ cancer cells may explain some tumors’ spread”
How does religious service attendance and spirituality affect health outcomes? That will be the subject of a Reddit “AMA” on Friday, August 26.
Frequently experiencing the stress caused by racial discrimination can significantly impact peoples’ mental and physical health.
Exposure to community violence may put the health of youth born with HIV infection at risk, according to a new study led by Harvard … Continue reading “Among youth born with HIV, those recently exposed to violence may have poorer clinical outcomes”
A number of innovations to make medical care more nimble and accessible—such as offering vaccinations in supermarkets—were pioneered for the homeless before making their … Continue reading “Trends from homeless medicine in use in mainstream health care”
Conflicting statistics about guns—such as how many people in the U.S. use guns for self-defense each year, and whether or not the crime rate … Continue reading “Do guns make us safer? Science suggests no”
In Defense of Food, a PBS documentary based on the book of the same name by Michael Pollan, has been nominated for an Emmy … Continue reading ““In Defense of Food” nominated for Emmy”
Surgeon, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawande recently spoke on “The Ezra Klein Show,” a podcast on Vox, about how all the different … Continue reading “Atul Gawande on surgery, writing, health policy—and more”
A study of men with testicular cancer found that those who didn’t have any health insurance or who were on Medicaid were less likely … Continue reading “Testicular cancer outcomes may be worse for uninsured or those on Medicaid”