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Medicine
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Convincing the Public to Accept New Medical Guidelines
When it comes to new treatment guidelines for breast cancer, back pain and other maladies, it's the narrative presentation that matters.
A Patient’s Mindset Can Speed Recovery
A patient's attitudes and beliefs don't appear on any medical chart, but new research finds they influence the course of recovery.
Post-Op Opera: Music Helps Surgery Patients Recover
Pumping pleasant tunes into patients' headphones hastened the healing process.
Who Needs Stem Cells, Anyway?
By understanding how cell specialization is regulated, scientists could be able to convert one cell type into another, rendering the harvesting of stem cells from embryonic tissue unnecessary.
Everyday Miracles
It's not sexy enough to make a Grey's Anatomy episode, but better primary health care would save a lot of money — and lives.
Stress Decreases Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine
Two new studies of psychological stress provide another reason we all need to unwind, and suggest an effective way of doing so.
Medical Journalists Face Ethical Challenges
Journalists who cover the medical industry face serious ethical issues as the line between news reporting and the…
Health Care After You Leave the Doctor’s Office
Community-based outreach to address diabetic health care disparities offers broader lessons.
Evidence of a Need for Change
How likely is it that you will receive treatment the medical literature says is best? Flip a coin. Evidence-based health care can improve those odds, save lives and cut health care costs dramatically.