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An ounce of prevention: does breastfeeding protect against childhood cancer?

September 29, 2023 Big Data, breast milk, Breastfeeding, Cancer, Childhood Cancer, children, leukemia

Learning that your child has cancer might seem like a nightmare, but this year, the American Cancer Society projects that it will become a reality

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Do medical schools provide adequate mental health care coverage for their students?

September 22, 2023 Health Insurance, health policy, Medical Schools, medical students, Mental Health, Student Health Centers

Medical schools hold an esteemed place in society, training the next generation of healthcare providers. But we know that these seminal years can be challenging,

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Lifesaving medicine hits retail shelves THIS MONTH. Should you stock up?

September 12, 2023 naloxone, Narcan, opioid, overdose

Overdoses are an epidemic reaching a new record with more than 100,000 deaths in 2022. They are the leading cause of death in people under

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Astro Ethics: Grand Ethical Challenges for Safeguarding Human Health in Outer Space

September 8, 2023 Astroethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, commercial space mission, space, TRISH

There is a well-established ethical and regulatory infrastructure that governs human research on Earth, but what happens when health research extends beyond Earth? Astronauts and

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Are we over- or under-diagnosing ADHD?

September 1, 2023 ADHD, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, children, Education, Mental Health, Stigma

I am often confronted, in my professional setting and personal circle, with the question “Why should we medicate normal behavior? He is just an active

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Fixing a Bug in the System: The Role of H. pylori Screening in Gastric Cancer Prevention

August 25, 2023 cancer prevention, Cost, Gastric Cancer, gut, health policy, Helicobacter pylori, Screening

Regardless of gender, race or country of origin, many humans on the earth share one thing in common and it lives in our gut. Helicobacter

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Diabetes self-management and gender disparities

August 18, 2023 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Depressive symptoms, Diabetes, gender differences, Hispanics, Self-efficacy, Self-management

Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects 23.2 million Americans and is particularly prevalent among Hispanics. Effective self-management is crucial in diabetes care and requires

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Reluctant to prescribe probiotics? Gut health, safety and ethics

August 11, 2023 ethics, gut health, microbes, NICU, prematurity, probiotics, safety

“First, do no harm.” I can think of no more important principle as I examine a tiny, fragile newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit

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Equity in organ transplantation: Are we there yet?

July 28, 2023 Equity, ethics, Health Disparities, health equity, kidney, liver, policy, Transplant

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) released its latest policy updates on July 13, 2023, that aimed to improve equity in liver allocation. This update improved