Health

Assertiveness—a communication style that involves frank self-expression while respecting others—is considered a teachable skill and has been regarded as useful in improving the safety of medical care. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found […]

Public access to government records that document the handling of illnesses, faulty products, and safety lapses at health facilities will slow after mass firings at the federal Department of Health and Human Services swept out […]

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices just days […]

The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been removed from his post as sweeping cuts hit the agency and staffers across the federal health workforce Tuesday.This article was originally published on this website.

A recent study by KI-researchers Nadia Davoody and Sravya Katta reveals significant gaps related to health care professionals’ awareness of gender diversity, proper communication strategies, the specific needs of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex (TNBI) individuals, […]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, when much of medical education shifted from in-person to virtual settings, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) researchers have sought to understand how virtual learning environments impact medical student learning.This article was […]

The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was elected. But she never imagined it would be like this.This article was originally published on […]

Perhaps no profession has stricter ethical standards than medicine, and ethics is considered essential in the education of any respected medical school. A new essay by researchers at Hiroshima University (Japan) provides a framework for […]

The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for […]

Swiss eyecare firm Alcon said on Monday it has agreed to a deal worth a potential $430 million with US counterpart Lensar, which offers advanced laser solutions for cataract treatments.This article was originally published on […]