'My first question every time I see a new patient now is: Could this be COVID-19?' A Seattle doctor on the frontlines

An emergency and critical care physician gives a dispatch from the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nicholas Johnson, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (Adjunct), University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
March 23, 2020 • ~7 min

Conference encourages women of color to pursue doctorates in physics

LaNell Williams wants to encourage more women of color to pursue doctorate degrees in fields such as physics. To help make that happen, she founded the Women+ of Color Project, which last week hosted a three-day workshop that invited 20 African American, Latinx, and Native American women interested in pursuing a career in a STEM field to Harvard.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Oct. 7, 2019 • ~8 min

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses mislead them

Pregnant women of color say doctors and nurses are packaging health information in a way that limits their options and even misleads them.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 29, 2019 • ~6 min

Portable breath analyzer spots lung disease faster than docs

The new device is about the size of a shoebox and can detect acute respiratory distress syndrome with 90% accuracy in much less time than current methods.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 1, 2019 • ~5 min

Better communication helps cancer patients feel ‘in control’

Tools to improve communication between doctors and patients receiving cancer care can help patients feel like they have more control over their treatment.

U. Melbourne • futurity
July 30, 2019 • ~8 min

Cambridge receives new funding to support PhD students in science and engineering

The University of Cambridge has received new government and industrial funding to support at least 350 PhD students over the next eight years, via the creation of new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs). 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 4, 2019 • ~4 min

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