Tag: health care

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S., affecting one in eight over their lifetime. Early detection is crucial for...

Emory University announced it is launching a new institute this month that will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide more cost-effective...

Health professionals worldwide report growing incidences of medical conditions exacerbated by climate change and other environmental factors, including new and evolving infectious diseases, malnutrition,...

Over the past seven years, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has continuously worked to revamp its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts....

In response to the widespread shortage of health care professionals across the country, a number of higher education institutions over the past year have...

Colorado lawmakers recently approved funding for the Care Forward Colorado program, which will provide free community college education to students seeking careers in health...

In an effort to improve health care inequity in rural areas, Purdue University recently announced that it will expand the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare...

Homelessness is an increasing problem in nearly every major U.S. city, with the most recent data showing that the national unhoused population has grown...

Despite gains in diversity across the health care and medical sectors, leadership positions — whether in public health, private practice, or academic medicine —...

Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915) Picotte became the first Native American to earn a medical degree after she graduated from Woman’s Medical College of...

Howard Bauchner, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), was placed on administrative leave on March 25 after a staff...