The U.S. will see a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2032. Academic medicine’s over 150 medical schools and approximately 400 teaching hospitals and health systems are addressing this gap and training the next generation to meet the future.
When all else fails, brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. But physicians who perform them still grapple with complex ethical questions and the lingering history of lobotomies.
From a supersmart bionic leg to gene therapy for deafness, we look at recent advancements from academic medicine that aim to reduce suffering and treat disease.
People without stable housing often suffer from poor health and are frequent users of the emergency department, prompting more hospitals to invest in affordable housing.
Maternal-fetal surgeons can already remove deadly tumors, unblock clogged aortas, and treat spinal abnormalities in utero. What’s coming next may be even more dramatic.
