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Puppy Power: Why Colleges Fetch Dogs Come Finals Time

AP | DORIE TURNER | Posted 05.12.2012

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ATLANTA -- Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University's law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden re...

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Self-Compassion Expert Chris Germer on Lessons Learned From the Dalai Lama

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 05.04.2012

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Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

Every now and then, you meet someone who changes your world. For me, that most recent someone is a remarkably wise and compassionate colleague, Christopher Germer.

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Meet Dr. Hadland and Dr. Vassy

Robert Accordino M.D., M.Sc. | Posted 04.30.2012

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Robert Accordino M.D., M.Sc.

During our primary-care crisis, should the U.S. be using valuable resources to deport Harvard-trained primary-care physicians who want to serve patients and also remain in the same country as their spouses? According to DOMA, it should.

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A New Mainstream Health Care?

Russ Gerber | Posted 04.19.2012

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Russ Gerber

What will "mainstream" look like two, five or 10 years from now? If movement one continues its rise, as many believe it will, it's a safe bet that mainstream health care will be transformed.

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Is Your Doctor Telling You The Whole Truth?

Posted 04.11.2012

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Dr. David Samadi was on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning discussing the results of a survey of American doctors revealing that many are willing to be l...

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Catherine Pearson

What Your Doctor's Not Telling You

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 02.08.2012

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If you think your doctor is hiding something from you, you might be right. According to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Health Aff...

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Amazon Web Services Announces Cloud Supercomputer Ranked 42 On Top500 List

Arnal Dayaratna | Posted 01.15.2012

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Arnal Dayaratna

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the Beta launch of Cluster Compute Eight Extra Large (CC2), a supercomputer on its EC2 cloud infrastructure that r...

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Poor Become 'Spare-Parts' Bank For Americans In Illicit Organ Trade

Bloomberg | Michael Smith | Posted 07.12.2011

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An American man had promised to give Picado, a 23-year-old high school dropout who worked as a construction laborer, a job and an apartment in New Yor...

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Medical Schools Come Under Scrutiny For Freebies, Ghostwriting

Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard Medical School is laying down the law: No more freebies. The University's administration has recently tightened restrictions on corporate gift...

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ADHD Entrepreneurs

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Starting a new business is ridiculously hard. So why would any sane individual set out on this sort of quixotic journey? Some will tell you it's for love or passion, but I think that people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do it out of necessity.

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Family DNA

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by asso...

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The Passing of a Hero for Tuberculosis

Carole Mitnick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carole Mitnick

A man credited with saving tens of millions of lives died earlier this month in virtual obscurity. Just a few newspapers recorded his passing. But for some of us, Sir John Crofton was a hero.

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Harvard Med Drops "No Press" Policy For Students

New York Times | DUFF WILSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard Medical School is backing off a new student policy that would have restricted interaction with the news media after students complained it wou...

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