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Following in her mom's footsteps, a doctor fights to make medicine more inclusive

Dr. Uché Blackstock says that the 2023 SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action will have a long-term, negative impact on both Black doctors and patients. Her book is Legacy.

WEKU

Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?

A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers is one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming

A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘A Christmas miracle’: the Ukrainian who got his sight back after 36 years

After Serhiy Sydorenko underwent corneal surgery in Poland last year, he saw his wife, children and a much-changed world

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Harvard professor accused of impregnating patient with his own sperm

Sarah Depoian alleges renowned fertility doctor Merle Berger committed an ‘extreme violation’

The Independent UK

Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient

A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation's largest fertility clinics is being accused in a lawsuit of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor

The Independent UK

Daydreaming could increase your brain’s neuroplasticity, a new Harvard-backed study shows. Why researchers are touting the importance of ‘quiet wakefulness’

Interested? Step one: Put down the smartphone.

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Trump’s aberrant behavior gets worse

Mental health experts plot out what they believe is Trump’s increasingly psychopathic behavior

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When does life end? A father didn’t believe his daughter was dead. He says the hospital still harvested her organs

After Brittany O’Connor was declared brain dead, her father clashed with medical authorities. The battle shines a light on America’s legal definition of death – and the thousands waiting for organ donation

The Guardian - US

What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit

This itchy microbe really touches a nerve. A common skin bacterium can directly interact with a nerve cell to trigger an itch, new study shows, suggesting possible new therapies for itchy conditions.

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Over 20% Of COVID Patients Treated With Paxlovid Suffer Virologic Rebound: Study

Over 20% of patients taking Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy, commonly known as Paxlovid, suffer from the rebound, compared to less than the 2% chance seen in other treatment groups, a Harvard Medical School study revealed.

Medical Daily

Playing this puzzle video game before bed helps you sleep better, experts say

Looking for a way to wind down before bed? Playing Tetris may help you sleep better and drop off faster.

Tom’s Guide

Scientists are using AI to forecast the future of COVID—and, potentially, to predict the next pandemic

Researchers are also using the new tool to keep an eye on the poorly understood Lassa and Nipah viruses—pathogens much deadlier than COVID, with the potential to cause the next pandemic.

Fortune

Monkey survives for two years with pig kidney in ‘extraordinary milestone’

Scientists say trial could pave way for better outcomes for ‘countless individuals’ in need of transplants

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Major advance in transplants as monkey survives two years with pig kidney

An ‘unprecedented’ study has paved the way for the long-term use of pig organs in humans, scientists said.

Fortune

Night owls have more unhealthy lifestyle habits and a 72% higher risk for diabetes, according to a new study

A new study touts the early bird.

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary

Evening Standard

Half of global population ‘to develop mental health condition by age 75’

Depression and anxiety found to be most common disorders

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40 human skulls found in Kentucky apartment linked to national network of body part dealers

The alleged theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary is revealing a national network of human remains dealers.

Fortune

How often should you shower? Experts settle the debate

The four things you’re probably getting wrong about your shower routine.

The Independent UK

An AP explainer on recent arrests in alleged human remains network

Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states

Boston Herald

‘Grim Reaper’: Harvard Medical School faces 2 more lawsuits over alleged human body parts trafficking ring

BOSTON — One of two new lawsuits filed against Harvard in the wake of bombshell allegations a morgue employee was stealing and selling body parts donated to the university’s medical school reveals the employee may have identified as the “Grim Reaper.”

The Independent UK

Man found with 40 human skulls and spinal cords ‘decorating’ his home, court filings say

FBI agents asked suspect James Nott if anyone was in the house, to which he replied: ‘Only my dead friends’

LiveScience

We've finally identified the nerve cells in the clitoris and penis that respond to vibration

A new study in mice shows that Krause corpuscles are specialized to respond to vibration and light touch, and are key to normal sexual behavior.

The Guardian - US

New AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study finds

Machine learning can help with analysis of gliomas, most common brain tumor, and reduce time patients are in operating room

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