American Medical Association Update
Each November, the American Medical Association (AMA) Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates is held. The House of Delegates is a policy and legislative… Read More »American Medical Association Update
Perspectives in Research
From Research to Clinic: Regulatory Frameworks for AI in Medicine
What steps are clinical teams responsible for to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are accurate and unbiased before using them in patient care? If… Read More »From Research to Clinic: Regulatory Frameworks for AI in Medicine
Species Diversity
From Queen Victoria to Queen Bey, scientists have always drawn inspiration for naming new species from an eclectic array of influences. In the late 18th… Read More »Species Diversity
Underappreciated, Not Unimportant: Fungal Infections and Antifungal Resistance
There’s an old adage in boxing: “The punch that knocks you out is the one you don’t see coming.” While I lack the lived experience… Read More »Underappreciated, Not Unimportant: Fungal Infections and Antifungal Resistance
A Viral Solution to Antibiotics Weakness
Long before COVID-19, a serious pandemic had been lurking inside hospitals and health care centers worldwide multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbial infections, which are caused by bacterial… Read More »A Viral Solution to Antibiotics Weakness
Putting a Freeze on IVF
Building a family is always challenging, but for many, getting the process started can be the most difficult step. In the United States, approximately 20%… Read More »Putting a Freeze on IVF
Medical Michelangelo: How Hospital Artwork and Design Choices can Impact Patient Outcomes
What do you imagine when you hear the word “hospital”? Chances are, you think of the classical white and sterile halls often depicted in medical… Read More »Medical Michelangelo: How Hospital Artwork and Design Choices can Impact Patient Outcomes
What Birds in Love Teach Us About How the Brain Processes Competing Motivations
Guest blogger Katie Pham is a neuroscience Ph.D. student interested in visual processing and memory research. She was born in Hanoi and raised in Northern… Read More »What Birds in Love Teach Us About How the Brain Processes Competing Motivations
Age of Enlightenment
What happens to us as we get older? In 1958, this deceptively simple question led Nathan Shock, then the head of gerontology at the National… Read More »Age of Enlightenment
You Are NOT the Father – How Parthenogenesis Can Explain the Miraculous Pregnancy of a Lone Stingray
If you have been on social media lately, you might be aware of North Carolina’s newest celebrity: Charlotte, a stingray that miraculously became pregnant in… Read More »You Are NOT the Father – How Parthenogenesis Can Explain the Miraculous Pregnancy of a Lone Stingray