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1. Connections Issue Winter 2017

   Trust Me, I'm Your Smartphone

   Trust Me, I'm Your Smartphone Winter 2017Does digital communication affect our sense of belonging?Connections Issueby Stephanie DutchenFeature Place the winky face emoticon where you think it best fits: Social media makes you feel lonely. Social media …
2. Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012

   Dog Tales

   Dog Tales Autumn 2012The trauma of illness can be soothed by the unspoken compassion of caninesWounded, Deeply Issueby Charli KernsFeature When Phil walks into Boston Children’s Hospital, heads turn. Although he seems not to notice, Phil is not unlike …
3. Connections Issue Winter 2017

   (Un)intended Consequences

   (Un)intended Consequences Winter 2017Unconscious bias hurts individuals on both sides of the white coatConnections Issueby Jake MillerFeature Does pain have a color? If, in 1993, you were reading a certain study in  JAMA , you might think it did. Or you …
4. Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012

   The Streets Where We Live

   The Streets Where We Live Autumn 2012A physician turns health care into hope for those living on the marginsWounded, Deeply Issueby Michael RaffertyProfile Today the word refugee evokes images of exodus, of the movement of people who have been driven from …
5. Connections Issue Winter 2017

   Support System

   Support System Winter 2017The bond between doctors knows no bordersConnections Issueby Ann Marie MentingFeature She listened quietly as the physician seated near her spoke. "When the bombs fall, we all mobilize. We know we may die, but we set protocols …
6. Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012

   Whole Notes

   Whole Notes Autumn 2012Does healing make a sound? Just listen to the Longwood Symphony OrchestraWounded, Deeply Issueby Jessica Cerretani8 minute readFeature The sounds of Johannes Brahms’s Sonata No. 1 drifted from the Joseph B. Martin Student Lounge in …
7. Wounded, Deeply Issue Autumn 2012

   Natural Selections

   Natural Selections Autumn 2012A yen for a tomato becomes grounds for a gardenWounded, Deeply Issueby Ann Marie Menting3 minute readFeature On a rectangle of cement tucked between the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine and Huntington Avenue, a garden …
8. Connections Issue Winter 2017

   It Takes a Village

   It Takes a Village Winter 2017Scientific inquiry requires perseverance, collaboration, and, sometimes, a bicycleConnections Issueby Elizabeth Cooney10 minute readFeature For weeks, Alex Meeske had been pedaling to Harvard Square and back again across the …
9. Connections Issue Winter 2017

   Opening Remarks

   Opening Remarks Winter 2017A wide-ranging conversation with the new dean of Harvard Medical SchoolConnections Issueby Ann Marie Menting11 minute readInterview In January, George Q. Daley ’91 walked through the door of his new office in Gordon Hall and …
10. A National Portrait Issue Winter 2013

    5 Questions with a Stem Cell Researcher

    5 Questions with a Stem Cell Researcher Winter 2013A National Portrait Issueby Shraddha Chakradhar3 minute readInterview What sparked your interest in stem cell research? As an undergraduate, I registered to become a bone marrow donor, and almost became …