personalized medicine

Viewpoints

A Pioneering Medical Researcher Kept Learning Even Through His Own Fight With Cancer

David A. Flockhart, M.D., Ph.D. was a renowned researcher and physician who transformed care for patients by personalizing treatments and making…
Viewpoints

Remembering David Flockhart, M.D.

David A. Flockhart, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally renowned researcher and physician who transformed care for patients by personalizing treatments and…
Research

Vaccines May Make War On Cancer Personal

In the near future, physicians may treat some cancer patients with personalized vaccines that spur their immune systems to attack malignant tumors. New…
Mental Health

PET Scan For Psychotherapy

A study from Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has identified for the first time changes in the metabolic activity of…
Coronavirus

A Field Of Medicine That Wants To Know Where You Live

Alison Bruzek

Where do you live? Health specialists think that simple question could make a difference in how doctors prevent and treat diseases for individuals. That's expanding its storied role in public health.

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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