Health May 11 More medical residents are avoiding states with abortion restrictions, analysis finds By Julie Rovner, Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News
Health Apr 15 Veterinarians, teachers, and students are stepping up to form America’s volunteer vaccinator workforce Across the country, Americans have been drawing on a vast range of career experience as COVID vaccinators. The PBS NewsHour spoke with a few of them about how their skills translate on the job. By Courtney Vinopal
Science Aug 18 Column: NYU medical school students are getting free tuition. But everyone will reap benefits Free tuition for medical students could help improve access to care by minority patients and ease the looming physician shortage. By Eli Cahan, STAT
Education May 08 Watch 7:01 The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a… By Hari Sreenivasan
Health Jun 10 Rural doctor shortage spurs states to act Earlier this month, dignitaries gathered at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro to cut the ribbon on a new medical school, only the second in a state with a dire shortage of doctors. By Michael Ollove, Stateline
Mar 21 Watch How Aspirin May Help Prevent Certain Kinds of Cancer A daily low dose of aspirin could potentially combat a variety of cancers, according to a series of studies published in the medical journal The Lancet. Ray Suarez discusses the studies and the health benefits and risks of aspirin with… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch States Faces Shortages of Primary Care Doctors While universal healthcare legislation in Massachusetts means more people today are insured, the new demand for primary care doctors outstrips the supply. Educational loans, low wages and fights with insurance companies are turning growing numbers of students away from the… Continue watching