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Should AI Be Used in End-Of-Life Medical Decisions?

HMS bioethicist discusses the roles of technology and humanity in making care choices

6 min read
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Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

Surgery moves field closer to alleviating organ shortages, saving lives

4 min read
Eight people in surgical garb cluster around an operating table

Why Finding a Primary Care Doctor Is So Hard

Harvard Medical School physician-researcher diagnoses the problem and offers a plan for a cure

4 min read
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Study Finds Three New Safe, Effective Ways To Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

New options make care faster, safer, and more accessible

3 min read
The germs that cause tuberculosis appear as clumps of red and yellow rod-shaped particles on a jade-green background.

Breast Cancer Increasing Among Younger Women, Latest Data Show

Harvard Medical School physician-scientist shares insights

5 min read
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New Courses Respond to Rapid Adoption of AI in Health Care

HMS is equipping clinicians, scientists, business professionals to harness AI’s potential

3 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Can AI Make Medicine More Human?

Adam Rodman on the history of tools used to support clinical decision-making and the future of medicine in the age of generative AI

15 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

How Gender Bias in Medicine Has Shaped Women’s Health

Elizabeth Comen untangles the legacy of myths and misconceptions surrounding women’s bodies

9 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Building Better Obstetric Care in Africa

Sierra Washington’s path from medical school to Mozambique

2 min read
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Mobilizing Voters and Shaping Policy for Better Health

HMS physicians and students promote civic engagement to improve patient care and outcomes

5 min read
A health care practitioner wearing a white coat and holding a stethoscope stands in front of an American flag
Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

The Ethics of Prenatal Genetic Testing

Is more information better when it comes to prenatal screening?

7 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

What a Polygenic Risk Score Can and Can’t Tell You

Scientists have made great strides in predicting the genetic risk of common diseases. Figuring out what to do with that information may be just as hard.

10 min read
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