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Women’s Health Affects Us All Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBIn January 2020 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that throughout the previous decade, slightly more than 17 maternal deaths occurred per …

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Mental Health Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBCalls for better screening, care, and treatment for perinatal depression are on the rise. Research. Education. Care Delivery. Mental Health Issue Spring 2019.

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The Good that Viruses Do Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBTheir effects on cellular life run deep. Viruses cull microbes around the world in incredible numbers every day, creating sediment that sustains food chains, providing nutrients for …

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Heart-Brain Health: A Two-Way Street Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBThe World Health Organization calls heart disease the number-one cause of death worldwide and depression the “single largest contributor to global disability.”. In the …

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All Articles Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBUché Blackstock Is on a Mission to Root Out Racism in Medicine. The author of "Legacy" talks racial concordance, medical education, and her path to becoming a second …

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Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

WEBNeil Powe, MD ’81, helped pioneer this field, contributing to several early studies that looked at both race and gender concordance in health care. “We had a very sophisticated …

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The Heart Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBWith A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments. Atrial fibrillation is an electrical malfunction. But what triggers it remains a mystery. Research. Care Delivery. …

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The Good Life Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBDownload the transcript (PDF). Bonus clip. The Harvard Study of Adult Development began in 1939 with the goal of identifying psychosocial variables and biological processes in …

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A Conversation on Aging Research Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBEstablished by the U.S. Congress in 1974, the NIA is the nexus of research on aging conducted throughout the Department of Health and Human Services. For twenty-eight …

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Noise and Health Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBThey’ve shown that noise pollution not only drives hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypersensitivity to sound, but can cause or exacerbate cardiovascular disease; type 2 diabetes; sleep …

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The Healing Power of Storytelling Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBSleep Issue. The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss by Annie Brewster, MD, and Rachel Zimmerman. Annie …

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The Mental Health Aspects of Menopause Harvard Medicine …

WEBVanessa Haygood Signs and signifiers. Clinicians, such as Laura Payne, an HMS assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital, offer a …

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How Can We Make Hospitals More Sustainable

WEBWe also affected the design of a new building, the Ragon Building. A move toward greater energy efficiency for that building led to the elimination of a gas line in the design. When …

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A Walk in the Woods May Boost Mental Health

WEBDrug: Time on the Richmond Bay Trail. Dose: 45 minutes. Directions: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00 AM. Refill: Unlimited. Miller often prescribes doses of …

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Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory Harvard Medicine …

WEBAndrew Budson, MD ’93, explains how multisensory cues can shape and strengthen our recollections of the past . April 2024 by Molly McDonough; 5 min read

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Particulates that Matter Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBParticulates under 2.5 microns, or PM 2.5, such as flecks of soot, can permeate the bloodstream, leading to stroke, heart attack, and changes in blood pressure and …

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What We Get When We Give Harvard Medicine Magazine

WEBThe Heart Issue. by Molly McDonough. 10 min read. In this scene from the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian collection of funerary spells (circa 1250 BC), Ani (standing to …

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Uché Blackstock Is on a Mission to Root Out Racism in Medicine

WEBUché Blackstock Is on a Mission to Root Out Racism in Medicine. The author of "Legacy" talks racial concordance, medical education, and her path to becoming a second …

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