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Health By Karen Weintraub

With role models, can minority students change medicine’s racial imbalance?

Hospitals By Damian Garde and Ike Swetlitz

With a doctor ensnared in the immigration ban, Cleveland Clinic is still planning fundraiser at Trump resort

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

My patient insisted on checking out. I knew she should stay. But she held all the power

First Opinion By Agustina Saenz

To be true healers, physicians need to learn more about healthy eating

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Most doctors don’t cite cost as a factor when deciding treatments

First Opinion By Aaron Stupple, Andrew Goldstein and Stephen Martin

Doctors to Donald Trump: First do no harm

Hospitals By Associated Press

Patients left in limbo as more doctors flee Puerto Rico

First Opinion By Nathan Merriman

How my forever moments have shaped me as a doctor

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

When politics intervenes in the doctor-patient relationship, everyone loses

Health By Bob Tedeschi

‘Watching the ship sink’: Why primary care doctors have stayed out of the fight against opioids

On Call By Casey Ross

Welcome to On Call, a newsletter about hospitals and health care

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

I’m a young black woman. Why do so many people assume I’m not a doctor?

Hospitals By Associated Press

Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay

First Opinion By Nancy Rappaport

Cemetery walks and playwriting: How I found healing after breast cancer

First Opinion By Dhruv Khullar

More doctors need to vote and get politically involved

Health By Associated Press

Many doctors not using site for keeping painkillers in check

Off the Charts By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

‘The fallout has been all around me’: How becoming a doctor has taken a mental toll

Don't Miss By Bob Tedeschi

Where medical specialists are scarce, a push to train primary physicians to do the job

Health By Casey Ross

In California, a fierce battle over surprise medical bills pits docs against insurers

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Medical groups push to water down requirements for disclosing industry ties

Politics By Tracy Jan — Boston Globe

Researchers are banned from looking at gun violence. One physician wants to change that

Health By Liz Kowalczyk — Boston Globe

The doctors who only come out at night

Health By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

In treating obese patients, too often doctors can’t see past weight

Surgeons prepare a young girl for surgery following an air strike near Douma, Syria.

Politics By Megan Thielking

What it’s like to be one of the few doctors left in war-torn Syria

First Opinion By Ben Smith and Michael Hochman

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After a flurry of firsts, xenotransplantation is suddenly back in the spotlight

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Researching collagen to help his achy knees, a statistician explores the painfully weak evidence

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‘The scientists, they’re learning more’: A defiant Biden defends the CDC amid mounting criticism

New global data showing 1.27 million deaths a year reveal the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance

Negative descriptors are more likely to appear in health records of Black patients, study finds

Analysis of JAMA and NEJM articles finds most authors failed to disclose conflicts

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With role models, can minority students change medicine’s racial imbalance?

With a doctor ensnared in the immigration ban, Cleveland Clinic is still planning fundraiser at Trump resort

My patient insisted on checking out. I knew she should stay. But she held all the power

To be true healers, physicians need to learn more about healthy eating

Most doctors don’t cite cost as a factor when deciding treatments

Doctors to Donald Trump: First do no harm

Patients left in limbo as more doctors flee Puerto Rico

How my forever moments have shaped me as a doctor

When politics intervenes in the doctor-patient relationship, everyone loses

‘Watching the ship sink’: Why primary care doctors have stayed out of the fight against opioids

Welcome to On Call, a newsletter about hospitals and health care

I’m a young black woman. Why do so many people assume I’m not a doctor?

Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay

Cemetery walks and playwriting: How I found healing after breast cancer

More doctors need to vote and get politically involved

Many doctors not using site for keeping painkillers in check

‘The fallout has been all around me’: How becoming a doctor has taken a mental toll

Where medical specialists are scarce, a push to train primary physicians to do the job

In California, a fierce battle over surprise medical bills pits docs against insurers

Medical groups push to water down requirements for disclosing industry ties

Researchers are banned from looking at gun violence. One physician wants to change that

The doctors who only come out at night

In treating obese patients, too often doctors can’t see past weight

What it’s like to be one of the few doctors left in war-torn Syria

Why we won’t stop providing routine wellness visits