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When data shows that Asian Americans are faring better during the pandemic than other racial groups, physician and researcher Carlos Irwin A. Oronce knows that isn’t the whole story. The first …
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Abortion access is being threatened across the country: Texas has come close to banning abortion as the Supreme Court prepares to take up a challenge to Roe v. Wade. While this …
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This week, “First Opinion Podcast” returns to a conversation with emergency physician Uché Blackstock about her decision to leave academic medicine. STAT’s Usha Lee McFarling recently reported a stunning investigation …
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The country is in a climate crisis. California is experiencing its second-largest fire, on the heels of its most severe wildfire season in modern history. The other side of the …
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Alicia Zhou was worried about sending her son, Davi, to in-person first grade this year, especially as the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads and children under age 12 are still …
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On the day in 1928 when the inventors of the iron lung wheeled their contraption into what is known today as Boston Children’s Hospital, they likely had one thing on …
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Bertrand Might was born with a rare disease that had never before been diagnosed, an odyssey that took four grueling years. He was 12 years old when he died last …
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Although hearing loss is a common aging-related problem, affecting two in three Americans over age 70, many people still struggle to afford simple solutions such as hearing aids. In this …
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In this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” psychiatrist Stephen Tourjee shares his experience contracting Covid-19 months after he was vaccinated and thought he was safe from the disease. …
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