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There's no cure for sickle cell disease, but spotting it early can improve treatment

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

The Conversation

Andhra Pradesh: A peep into Vizagapatam Medical School

Established in 1902, it had shifted to its own premises in 1912 and functioned in it up to 1914 before it was closed

The Hindu

Commentary: I’m a young resident physician who has learned how hard it is to navigate human suffering

I am a resident physician, a brand-new doctor. I am just beginning my residency training. The process of becoming a doctor is long and tedious and involves a tremendous amount of work and dogged commitment. We complete undergraduate education, four years of medical school, and three to five years of…

Chicago Tribune

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2022 hardest year ‘in living memory’ to enter UK medical school

Heads say government must increase number of doctor trainee places to avoid NHS ‘disaster’ in 10 years’ time

The Guardian - UK

Man who survived cancer as child graduates from medical school at University of Bristol

He hopes to become a paediatrician to help others in his position

Bristol Post

2 doctors, a receptionist and a visitor were killed in the Tulsa shooting

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says Dr. Preston Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting.

WEKU

2 doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting

The four people killed in a shooting inside an Tulsa medical building included two doctors, a receptionist and a former soldier who was accompanying his wife during a checkup

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‘Almost like malpractice’: To shed bias, doctors get schooled to look beyond obesity

When Melissa Boughton complained to her OB-GYN about dull pelvic pain, the doctor responded by asking about her diet and exercise habits.

Tribune News Service

Docs get schooled to look beyond obesity

Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese

Salon

The gun violence health care crisis

Few medical schools train doctors on how to treat injuries stemming from gun violence

Salon

What is a medication, or medical, abortion? 5 questions answered by 3 doctors

Abortion access is in the headlines after Politico released a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. advising the overturn of Roe v. Wade. On May 4, 2022, SciLine, a nonprofit, independent service that connects scientists to journalists, interviewed three medical experts to answer questions about…

The Conversation

South Korea's health minister nominee withdraws over abuse of power allegations

South Korea's nominee for health minister, Chung Ho-young, on Monday withdrew his candidacy for the post, as public anger over allegations surrounding his children's admissions into a medical school failed to die down.

Reuters

They escaped the war in Ukraine. Then they faced fresh trouble in Poland

Millions of people have fled Ukraine since the war started, but not all are Ukrainian. And some citizens of African countries have found that the doors of Europe are much less open to them.

WEKU

Commentary: Why affirmative action bans hurt health equity

In 2015, the Association of American Medical Colleges published a startling statistic: Fewer Black men matriculated at medical school in 2014 (515) than in 1978 (542). These 515 Black men represented just 2.5% of all medical school matriculants in 2014.

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HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities

A coalition including the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients

The Independent UK

Columbia University removes mentions of Mehmet Oz from website

Mr Oz still holds the title of “special lecturer” at Columbia University’s medical school

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