This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When you launch Woebot in Facebook Messenger, the chatbot’s cerulean blue eyes peer out from the screen. He looks concerned, a little quizzical. He invites you to chat. Within a few…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Neuroscience isn’t on many elementary school lesson plans. But this spring, a second grade class at Fairmont Neighborhood School in the South Bronx is plunging in. “Your brain can get…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fields of health and health philanthropy have seen dramatic changes in recent years. Policy transformations and demographic shifts are reshaping the U.S. health care system, resulting in vastly greater demands on…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Addressing the Physician Shortage by Taking Advantage of an Untapped Medical Resource In some regards, the United States of America is home to the greatest health care system in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration’s proposed 2018 budget would decimate scientific research and innovation while jeopardizing millions of Americans’ access to essential health care and preventive services, according to leaders of national…
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. After years of steady progress, we are now at risk of losing ground in building the American health care system we deserve. Reports emerging from the Senate indicate that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sitting on top of a waste incineration facility near Zurich, a new carbon capture plant is now sucking CO2 out of the air to sell to its first customer.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before he arrived at Wichita State University, Steve Paniagua had never seen a therapist. He’d struggled with depression and suicidal tendencies for years, but his family could never afford treatment.…