Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes

Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can stave off the disease’s worst effects.

Eleanor Rivera, Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago • conversation
March 28, 2025 • ~10 min

Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study

Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.

Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia • conversation
March 14, 2025 • ~5 min

Seeing the human in every patient − from biblical texts to 21st century relational medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is attempting to provide solutions.

Jonathan Weinkle, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Part-Time Instructor of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 • ~9 min

What is palliative care? How is it different from hospice?

Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.

Yael Schenker, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~8 min

Confused by what your doctor tells you? A new study discovers how communication gaps between doctors and patients can be cured

Communication breakdowns between doctors and their patients have real-life consequences and can result in poorer health outcomes and sicker patients.

Nicholas Duran, Associate Professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~5 min

Hospitals often outsource important services to companies that prioritize profit over patients

Outsourcing is common in many hospitals. But when health care systems outsource certain clinical tasks to separate companies, costs can go up, quality of care can fall and patients can be harmed.

Paul Barach, Lecturer, Senior Advisor to the Dean College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2021 • ~11 min

What is osteopathic medicine? A D.O. explains

Almost 10% of physicians in the US are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and that proportion is rising. Their medical knowledge matches that of other doctors; the difference is the philosophy behind it.

Andrea Amalfitano, Dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~7 min

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