Strike a Chord Why does music make us emotional? In weaving together the neural underpinnings of music, scientists are revealing how it influences our state of …
Mirror Image Does it matter whether patients are able to see themselves in their doctors? February 2024 Winter 2024 Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship Patients with demographically similar physicians tend to report increased satisfaction. …
Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship Winter 2024Patients with demographically similar physicians tend to report increased satisfaction. Do they also have better health outcomes?February 2024by Elizabeth Gehrman7 minute readFeature When …
Language Barriers in the Clinic Could Harm Children’s Health Winter 2024Children who speak Indigenous and minority languages may be less likely to get the care they need to thriveFebruary 2024by Jake Miller5 min readFeature Around 7,000 known languages …
Uché Blackstock Is on a Mission to Root Out Racism in Medicine Winter 2024The author of “Legacy” talks racial concordance, medical education, and her path to becoming a second-generation Black woman physicianFebruary 2024Interview For emergency medicine …
Law and Medicine Medical professionals shape the legal system, both in and out of the courtroom January 2024 Winter 2024 How Medical Experts Interact With the Law Alumni working with the legal system demonstrate the many ways in which law and medicine are …
How Medical Experts Interact With the Law Winter 2024Alumni working with the legal system demonstrate the many ways in which law and medicine are entwinedJanuary 2024By Elizabeth Gehrman7 min readPerspective The practice of law originated with the orators …
As Youth Demand Climate Action in Court, Doctors Bear Witness Winter 2024A youth-led legal movement centers on the fundamental right to a healthy climate. Some physicians are providing key evidence to support these claims.Nature, NurtureBy Molly …
Demystifying Dyslexia Scientists seek to untangle the causes of a common condition December 2023 Winter 2023 Dyslexia and the Developing Brain Research on dyslexia is identifying the many factors — neural to societal — that are linked to the condition …
A Playbook for the Next Pandemic December 2023An interview with Monica GandhiThe Heart IssueInterview As early as April 2020, infectious diseases specialist Monica Gandhi, MD ’95, knew that COVID-19 would become endemic — that is, it would never be …