The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) was accompanied by a great deal of fanfare. Such systems, which replace old ...

Long-time “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced in March that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. ...

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The release of the Mister Rogers documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” calls to mind the essential message ...

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Over the last few decades, medicine has witnessed a sea change in attitudes toward chronic pain, and particularly ...

Though today regarded as the literary titan of the Victorian age, in late 1843 the 31-year-old Charles Dickens ...

Sunday, November 8 marks the 120th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in the history of science: ...

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