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Summer 2024 July 2024How a Warming Climate Wears on the Skin
Singularly vulnerable to climate change, the body’s largest organ also offers ways to detect danger
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Summer 2024 July 2024Helping Patients Cope with Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Psychologist Daniel Hall talks about understanding and managing the uncertainty that comes with a cancer diagnosis
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Summer 2024 July 2024Alumni Experiences Beyond the Classroom
If you took time off before or during your years as an HMS student, how did you spend that time?
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Summer 2024 June 2024Clinical Humility and the Limits of Medical Knowledge
Being willing to say “I don’t know” can help physicians build trust with patients and one another
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Spring 2024 June 2024Making Sense of Interoception
How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health
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Spring 2024 May 2024What Computer Vision Models Reveal About Human Brains
AI models designed to identify objects offer surprising clues about how we see and how we learn
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Spring 2024 May 2024The Limits of Computer Vision, and of Our Own
In fields such as radiology, AI models can help compensate for the shortcomings of human vision but have weaknesses of their own
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Spring 2024 April 2024The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health
The ability of odors to bring to mind past experiences has intriguing scientific and therapeutic implications
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Spring 2024 April 2024Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory
Andrew Budson, MD ’93, explains how multisensory cues can shape and strengthen our recollections of the past
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Spring 2024 March 2024How Music Resonates in the Brain
Scientists tune in to the brain’s emotional response to music
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Spring 2024 March 2024Leonard Bernstein and the Psychology of Music
Prior to the premiere of “Maestro,” HMS alumni discussed the influence of music on emotion with Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s daughter
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February 2024 Winter 2024Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Patients with demographically similar physicians tend to report increased satisfaction. Do they also have better health outcomes?
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February 2024 Winter 2024Language Barriers in the Clinic Could Harm Children's Health
Children who speak Indigenous and minority languages may be less likely to get the care they need to thrive
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January 2024 Winter 2024How Medical Experts Interact With the Law
Alumni working with the legal system demonstrate the many ways in which law and medicine are entwined
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Nature, Nurture Winter 2024As Youth Demand Climate Action in Court, Doctors Bear Witness
A youth-led legal movement centers on the fundamental right to a healthy climate. Some physicians are providing key evidence to support these claims.
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