By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
At first glance, the image looks like a standard drawing that could easily be found in the pages of a medical textbook or on the walls of a doctor’s office. Continue reading A viral image of a Black fetus is highlighting the need for diversity in medical illustrations
According to a report published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a now 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed with HIV in 2013 only took antiretroviral therapy for six months during pregnancy to prevent transmitting the infection to her baby. Yet multiple sophisticated tests looking for genetic evidence of HIV in the patient’s blood showed no intact virus in her cells, says Dr. Xu Yu, who led the research team reporting on the case. Continue reading A Second HIV Patient Has Cleared the Virus Without Antiviral Drugs
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For the first time, surgeons successfully attached a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a human patient — a major scientific breakthrough, and one that could open up a new way to provide organs to sick people. Continue reading Scientists took the first steps toward pig-to-human kidney transplants
MNT spoke with Dr. Nada Elbuluk, a dermatologist specializing in skin of color, about education, trust, and the underrepresentation of People of Color in research. Continue reading Visual representation of darker skin is key
BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN, The Hill
Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has been named Webby’s “Person of the Year.” Continue reading Fauci wins Webby ‘Person of the Year’
By Becky Sullivan and Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively reversing a Trump-era rule that went into effect last year. Continue reading U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care
BY SOPHIE LEWIS
At 36 weeks pregnant, a South Florida frontline health care worker received her first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She gave birth three weeks later to a healthy baby girl — with COVID-19 antibodies.
By Karen Roby, Tech Republic
Gamer-turned-doctor created a company that helps physicians become better at their jobs, especially during a pandemic. Continue reading Gaming healthcare: Virtual reality gives surgeons life-like training
Today is World Cancer Day. The theme of this year’s observance is “Together, all our actions matter.”
Ira Kurtz, MD, chief of Nephrology at UCLA Health, believes the kidney is the human body’s most fascinating organ — even smarter, he says, than the brain.
