This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The need for organ transplants in the U.S. does not match the current supply: 120,729 people were on the waiting list for an organ on November 1, 2013.1 Kidneys account…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a very real opportunity for philanthropy to save lives by supporting programs that prevent overdoses and the spread of blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s new hope on the horizon for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Biopharmaceutical company TetraGenetics is working on an innovative drug therapy that can stop or prevent the body’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Meet Sharon Terry, a former college chaplain and stay-at-home mom who took the medical research world by storm when her two young children were diagnosed with a rare disease known…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Dr. Nishila Moodley took the stage to receive a special achievement award, 700 scientists, clinicians, outreach specialists and community members attending the annual meeting of the HIV Vaccine Trials…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the Google-backed tech company, physicians and engineers work side by side to improve workflow in oncology clinics—and help fix America’s broken health care system. Learn more about health care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On a chilly autumn morning in northwest London, just outside the Euston train station, Adam Roberts stops at the top of an outdoor staircase, looks around for police, and tries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By many counts, the Northeast has been ground zero for the nation’s opioid crisis in recent years, putting nonprofit organizations on the front lines of the battle against addiction. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes (HELP PD) is a community-based lifestyle weight-loss program designed for overweight or obese adults with prediabetes.1 The goal is for participants to lose 5-7% of…
Wrestling icon and actor John Cena has joined forces with Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates for a good cause: Rotary, the global network working to end…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Complications like shoulder dystocia are rare in obstetrics. Even when they occur, mothers and babies are overwhelmingly likely to do well. This sounds like a blessing, but it actually has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Parents of autistic children who have read my recent article on suramin are asking me when the next clinical trial will begin, and how their children can apply to get…