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Representation Matters: Dozens Gather at Annual Die-In to Spotlight Action Against Racism and Injustice

Representation matters.

On a recent day in her pediatric pulmonary clinic, the first patient Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, saw was a 10-year-old girl who is Black and who asked if she could keep the disposable gloves and stethoscope used during her appointment. She wants to be a doctor, just like Taylor-Cousar.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date October 20, 2022
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Medscape

Could a Baby's Gut Health Be an Early Predictor of Future Type 1 Diabetes?

news outletMedscape
Publish DateMarch 27, 2023

Microbial biomarkers for type 1 diabetes may be present in infants as young as 12 months old, suggesting the potential to mitigate disease onset by nurturing a healthy gut microbiome early, show data from the Swedish general population.

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Kaiser Health News

When College Athletes Kill Themselves, Healing the Team Becomes the Next Goal

news outletKaiser Health News
Publish DateMarch 27, 2023

In the weeks after Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide last March, her grieving teammates were inseparable even when not training.

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Denver Gazette

Bill to ban hospital facilities fees gets heated hearing, moves on

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateMarch 24, 2023

These fees are a real cost of doing business, said John Reilly, president of the faculty practice at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He also warned that loss of revenue from the facility fees would result in a downsize of training programs and fewer physicians who want to practice in Colorado. These fees have existed for decades, he pointed out, but the trend toward high-deductible health plans are largely why those fees are now showing up in consumer bills.

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Neurology Live

Improving Quality of Life, Digestive Health in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

news outletNeurology Live
Publish DateMarch 23, 2023

In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gastrointestinal (GI) problems are very common in patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

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