On Sleeping on Couches and Diversity in Medicine S. Luckett-Gatopoulos Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Diversity in medicine isn’t just about rural applicants, and it’s not about PhDs, either. It’s about inviting people from all walks of life to participate in providing health care FOR people from all walks of life.
Why Doctors are America’s Most Wanted Mark Wien Medicine, Science & Medicine We’re not even close to adequately beefing up the doctor supply—and here’s why.
We are Not as Alone as We Think Dr. Dennis Kasper and Katherine Wu Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine We are not as alone as we think—microbially speaking. In the past few years, scientists have made enormous strides in the field of microbiome research. In our body, bacterial genes outnumber human genes by...
How Is Our Pilot Feeling Today?: A Courageous Conversation That Could Make a Difference Thomas Hellwig, Caroline Rook and Manfred Kets de Vries Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture This piece is published in partnership with INSEAD’s Knowledge blog, a leading online magazine engaged with innovative ideas about the business world. Over the last few weeks, disturbing details about...
What Is the Most Prevalent Infectious Disease? Vivian Chou Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine What are some of the infectious diseases that may warrant attention?
Have HIV? Your Health Insurance Company May Discriminate Against You Laura Christianson, Wudan Yan and Doug Jacobs Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, more than 15 million Americans who didn’t have health insurance before the law have signed on. Expanded coverage, however, does not...
How Do We Navigate Medical Images and ‘Self?’ Gabriel Peters-Lazaro Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Within a culture dominated by visual media, the images we make and share of ourselves are inevitably influenced and complicated by the wider cultural vernacular.
