Health Lab Articles
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A new approach to medical guidelines, with inspiration from Wikipedia
The “Wikiguideline” approach establishes recommendations only when high-quality, hypothesis-confirming evidence is available.
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Studying human development in a dish
A new technique could provide powerful insights into early cell differentiation.
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Study finds nanomedicine targeting lymph nodes key to triple negative breast cancer treatment
In mice, nanomedicine can remodel the immune microenvironment in lymph node and tumor tissue for long-term remission and lung tumor elimination in this form of metastasized breast cancer.
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Big ideas require big money
How research is financed—or not—plays an outsized role in scientific discovery
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Drugs showing promise in cancer trials reduce scarring for scleroderma
The findings could lead to repurposing drugs for patients with the sometimes-fatal condition.
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Life’s gift after tragedy
A new mother with quadriplegia reflects on what she thought was an impossible dream of growing her family.
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Home is where the hospital is
Hospital at home programs, and remote patient monitoring from home, hold promise for discharging patients earlier or keeping them out of the emergency room or hospital. But policy decisions will affect their future.
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Study finds healthy-appearing lupus skin predisposed to flares, rashes
In patients with lupus, immune cells undergo an inflammatory transformation when migrating from the blood to the skin.
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Can coordinated care help patients with high-risk IBD?
A team looks at how a more intentional approach to care can benefit individuals with the gastroenterological condition.
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How a support group for Black mothers is changing lives for the better
Our Village offers many women a safe space to share their motherhood journeys.
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Studies show special mental health risks for certain groups of new doctors
First-year surgery residents, and first-year medical residents in all fields who are members of sexual minorities such as LGBTQ+, are more likely than others to develop depression during the stressful training period.
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Teenager organizes toy drive to give back to transplant team
After a liver transplant drastically improved Avery Brusseau’s quality of life, the 13-year-old decided to organize a toy drive to help future patients.
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Operating rooms are the climate change contributor no one’s talking about
Surgery is a significant contributor to climate change. A resident and a medical student suggest some sustainable solutions.
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Couple shares two-year infertility journey
Infertility affects an estimated 1 in 8 couples in the U.S. One new set of parents candidly share their ups and downs of trying to start a family.
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A surgery resident's breastfeeding story
Catherine Wagner, a cardiothoracic surgery resident, experienced firsthand how policies established by a previous cohort provided support for pregnant and breastfeeding trainees.
