Doctor shortages have hobbled health care for decades − and the trend could be worsening

Doctor shortages affect rural communities the most, leading to a rise in chronic health conditions.

Nicole McCann, PhD Candidate in Health Services and Policy Research, Boston University • conversation
March 31, 2025 • ~12 min

Diet-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the US – yet many doctors receive little to no nutrition education in med school

Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.

Madeline Comeau, Medical Student, University of North Dakota • conversation
Sept. 25, 2024 • ~8 min

Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients

Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.

Nathaly Shoua-Desmarais, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Well-Being and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Florida International University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 • ~11 min

From grave robbing to giving your own body to science – a short history of where medical schools get cadavers

This particularly physical kind of philanthropy caught on in the mid-20th century.

Susan E. Lederer, Professor of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
March 10, 2023 • ~8 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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