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1. The Heart Issue October 2023

   A Champion for Women’s Heart Health

   A Champion for Women’s Heart Health October 2023Nanette Wenger upended dogma by proving women are at risk for cardiovascular diseaseThe Heart Issueby Catherine Caruso2 min readProfile On her first day of medical school, Nanette Wenger, MD ’54, remembers …
2. Nature, Nurture Autumn 2023

   Confronting Health Care’s Carbon Footprint

   Confronting Health Care’s Carbon Footprint Autumn 2023Hospitals are waking up to their climate change culpability and the mandate to actNature, Nurtureby Stephanie Dutchen4 min readClimate in the Clinic Talking about climate change and health care usually …
3. The Heart Issue October 2023

   Heart-Brain Health: A Two-Way Street

   Heart-Brain Health: A Two-Way Street October 2023The health of the cardiovascular system is linked to the health of the brain — and vice versaThe Heart Issueby Elizabeth Gehrman 11 min readFeature For centuries, folklore from every corner of the globe has …
4. The Heart Issue October 2023

   The Health Benefits of Kindness

   The Health Benefits of Kindness October 2023What do we get when we give?The Heart Issueby Molly McDonough10 min readFeature From where in the body might kindness flow? Folklore and belief systems far and wide point to the heart. Ancient Egyptian …
5. The Heart Issue October 2023

   The Unwavering Purpose of Herman Taylor

   The Unwavering Purpose of Herman Taylor October 2023A physician-researcher has spent his career advocating for better cardiovascular care for Black peopleThe Heart Issueby Ann Marie Menting10 min readProfile Community recurs as a theme in the life of …
6. The Heart Issue October 2023

   COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart

   COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart October 2023Researchers increasingly find that the effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 extend to the cardiovascular systemThe Heart IssueResearch at RiskContinued funding uncertainty jeopardizes promising HMS research …
7. The Heart Issue October 2023

   With A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments

   With A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments October 2023Atrial fibrillation is an electrical malfunction. But what triggers it remains a mystery.The Heart Issueby Catherine Caruso13 min readFeature Listen to this story Reading by …
8. The Heart Issue October 2023

   How Digital Technologies Are Changing Health Care

   How Digital Technologies Are Changing Health Care October 2023An interview with Jagmeet SinghThe Heart IssueInterview Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine by Jagmeet Singh   Health care is in a state of …
9. The Heart Issue September 2023

   MD Students Aim to Make Health Care Work for All

   MD Students Aim to Make Health Care Work for All September 2023Three MD students — Gerry Serwald, Sam Steuart, and Zade Akras — discuss the paths that propelled them into leadership rolesThe Heart Issueby Molly McDonough6 minute readProfile Gerry Serwald …
10. January 2024 Winter 2024

    Alumni on the Power of the Oath

    Alumni on the Power of the Oath Winter 2024How has the oath you took during your first days in medical school influenced your practice of medicine?January 2024Alumni Rounds Benjamin Chaska, MD ’83 The oath underpinned the ethical thinking I used in the …