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Skin Tone and Pulse Oximetry

July 14, 2022

Racial disparities in care tied to differences in pulse oximeter performance

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More Data Needed

June 29, 2022

Study shows females underrepresented in key disease clinical trials

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COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy

June 29, 2022

Study sheds light on most effective COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

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Estimating Hidden Hearing Loss

June 29, 2022

New word-score model leads to better evaluations of cochlear nerve damage

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Burden of Alzheimer's

June 28, 2022

Broad effects of the disease shown in immune, metabolic, depression-related pathways

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Tom Kirchhausen | Exploring Cells with 3D Light Microscopy

June 27, 2022
Peering inside cells to see how they eat, communicate, and function
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Nicole Maestas | Improving Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities

June 27, 2022
Tackling inequities at the intersection of health policy and the workplace
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Isaac Chiu | Connections Between the Nervous System and Immune System

June 27, 2022
Listening to crosstalk for new insights into inflammation, pain, and infection
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Maha Farhat | DNA of Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance

June 27, 2022
How computation can fight the spread of infection
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Andrew Kruse | Molecular Activity Behind Human Physiology and Disease

June 27, 2022
Exploring the receptors that underlie hormones and neurotransmitters
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Zirui Song | Making Health Care More Sustainable and Equitable

June 27, 2022
The intersection of health care, economics, and health policy
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Michael Baym | Microbial Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance

June 27, 2022
Predicting the evolution of bacteria to help inform future therapies
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