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Christopher Redman displayed a dedication beyond the call of duty with all his patients on the Silver Star pre-eclampsia ward. He would appear at odd times to check on someone’s progress, or their baby’s, having biked from his home in […]

The power of unity can change the world for the better. Source: Deborah Delduco / Used with permission Unity is a cross-cultural human need, and longing to belong feels like it is built into our DNA. It was definitely a

A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain that started 1 day ago. The patient reports 3 episodes of nonbilious, nonbloody vomiting with concomitant bilateral extremity weakness lasting about 15 minutes

With immigration and border security getting attention heading into November’s elections, a large majority of the public reports hearing false claims about immigrants from candidates or elected officials, and many immigrants say the rhetoric is negatively affecting how they are

Iterum Therapeutics’s urinary tract infection antibiotic, oral sulopenem, is facing an FDA approval decision ahead of its 25 October PDUFA date. Credit: boonchai wedmakawand via Getty Images As antibiotic resistance continues to rise globally, reviewers at a recent FDA meeting

Doctors in most medical specialties spend a significant amount of their time interacting with people, yet medicine is considered one of the loneliest professions. I’ve heard this at several surprising points in the past few years from physicians I would

The health system is tapping one of its own to serve in this key role to lead nursing services Chapel Hill, N.C. – UNC Health has named Lorie A. Rhine, MSN, RN, NE-BC, to serve as the health system’s Chief

A New York man has died from a rare and deadly mosquito-borne virus, marking the first human fatality from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the state since 2015. Following the man’s death on Monday in Ulster County, the state declared

New findings argue against a direct causal role for dopamine during the experience of a treatment effect in the establishment of positive treatment expectations and placebo analgesia in healthy volunteers, according to a study published September 24 in the open-access

As the weather cools off, butternut squash takes center stage in the produce section of grocery stores, and many people look forward to enjoying foods like butternut squash soup or roasted winter veggies. Not only is butternut squash delicious and