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Navigating the Uncertainties of Medicine

Embracing the unknown isn’t easy for either patients or doctors. HMS researchers are trying to help.

9 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Helping Patients Cope with Fear of Cancer Recurrence

Psychologist Daniel Hall talks about understanding and managing the uncertainty that comes with a cancer diagnosis

6 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Clinical Humility and the Limits of Medical Knowledge

Being willing to say “I don’t know” can help physicians build trust with patients and one another

5 min read
Sachin Jain sits on a grey couch wearing a blue suit. He looks at the camera and is smiling.

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

9 min read
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.

Preparing Medical Students and Doctors to Confront Climate Change

Gaurab Basu leads climate education efforts at Harvard Medical School and beyond

5 min read
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Study Reveals Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF

High approval, high concern about emerging options to estimate likelihood of complex diseases

5 min read
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How to Realize the Immense Promise of Gene Editing

Nobel-winning CRISPR scientist emphasizes need for more equitable treatment access

4 min read
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When Will Patients See Personalized Cancer Vaccines?

Sooner than you may think, says researcher who recently won $1 million prize for contributions to field

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Sustaining Health Care as Crisis in Haiti Escalates

Four decades of collaboration with HMS and beyond laid the groundwork for resilience and hope amid violence and insecurity

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In a First, Genetically Edited Pig Kidney Is Transplanted Into Human

Procedure marks milestone in quest to provide more organs to patients in need

7 min read
Photo of surgeons in scrubs and masks operating on an unseen patient. Only one is seen head-on. He wears attachments on his glasses to magnify what he's seeing.
Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Patients with demographically similar physicians tend to report increased satisfaction. Do they also have better health outcomes?

7 minute read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Language Barriers in the Clinic Could Harm Children's Health

Children who speak Indigenous and minority languages may be less likely to get the care they need to thrive

5 min read
A mother and children sit in the doorstep of a small shack in a rural area, speaking with a medical provider