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Student project on understanding emerging diseases via internet searches

You’re not feeling well so you open a search engine and type: fever, dry cough, hoping to find hints of what you may have. A handful of days later, you’re feeling worse, and you type in: trouble breathing. It turns out you’re not the only one who’s doing this, and a Harvard senior’s research project… Read More: Student project on understanding emerging diseases via internet searches »

As a medical student, you find potential patients everywhere

An excerpt from Diary of a Medical Student. As a medical student, you find potential patients everywhere. Whether you’re on an airplane or on a romantic dinner date, we’ve all heard those famous words, “Is there a doctor in the house?!” Here are some of my favorite “patient” encounters. The best friend curbside. I was… Read More: As a medical student, you find potential patients everywhere »