Hearing Loss Is No Longer Just a Senior Problem
Doctors are urging young patients to get their hearing checked sooner rather than later.
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Explorations of patient culture
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Anxious? Tap Into Your Vagus Nerve
More and more patients are learning how the vagus nerve influences their mental health
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Dads Get Postpartum Depression Too
Researchers are trying to make the PPD conversation more inclusive.
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How Can Therapists Reach a Wider Array of Black Patients?
Research illuminates a language gap between therapists and some Black Americans.
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Is It Normal for Therapists to Bring Up ‘The Bachelor’?
How trash TV (and other pop culture) can enhance self-understanding and the therapeutic relationship.
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How the Medical Community Is Rethinking Its Use of Race
Clinical "calculators" predict disease risk based on relevant health information. Is a patient's race ever relevant?
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The Surprising Origins of the Modern Hospital Bed
Engineer, director and business magnate Howard Hughes helped revolutionize the hospital bed industry — or did he?
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Why Don’t Men Have Their Own Specialists?
Routine ob-gyn visits help cisgender women get regular care and learn about their reproductive health. Do men need something equivalent?
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