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Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

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A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.

Changes to Gut Microbiome May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Research links specific species and strains of gut microbes to type 2 diabetes across populations

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A microscope image of multicolored capsules representing different types of gut microbes

Providing Ethical Guidance when Translating Science into Technology

Collaborative ethics aims to ensure safety and benefit for everyone

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An unseen person holds a Jenga-style block labeled "Ethics" within a stack of similar blocks

Climate Change-Fueled Weather Events Linked to Worsened Heart Health

Largest-yet review points to climate’s interplay with cardiovascular disease

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Making Sense of Interoception

How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health

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An illustrated outline of the human body with different organs lighting up with red dots.

2024 Warren Alpert Prize Honors Four Pioneers in CAR T-Cell Therapy

Lab-made immune cells offer a lifeline for patients with blood cancers

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Computer generated image of two CAR-T cells targeting one cancer cell

Exploring Our Sense of Touch from Every Angle

Harvard Medical School researchers are studying one of the most mysterious senses

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A blue, green, and orange microscope image of sensory structures

Cervix-on-a-Chip to Accelerate Research on Women’s Health

New model could lead to better treatments for diseases of female reproductive tract

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A doctor in a white coat using a pen to point at a human vagina model

A Step Toward New Solutions for Inflammatory Pain

Clues may lie in interactions between immune cells and pain-sensing neurons

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microscope image shows rainbow-tinted tubular cells connected by a network of filaments

Global Surgery: A Bold Plan for Access, Equity

HMS-led community is working to bring basic surgery, anesthesia to 5 billion people who need it

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A surgical team of doctors and nurses wearing blue scrubs, gauzy head coverings, and medical masks adjust lights, provide anesthesia, and perform other actions necessary for an operation, all gathered around the patient on the operating table. Health equity requires access to surgical care.

Gut Bacteria Produce Hormone Involved in Postpartum Depression

Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids — using flatulence

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Colorized microscope image shows a collection of rod-shaped bacteria

Measuring Lung Function More Accurately and More Equitably

New analysis estimates the effects of race-neutral lung function testing

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digital illustration of the human body, with respiratory system highlighted