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Free med school tuition won’t solve the shortage of primary care physicians

One goal of freeing med students from the burden of student debt is to enable them to go into primary care or work in underserved areas. That isn't happening. read more

NYU study finds understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged areas more likely to give antipsychotic drugs

Nursing homes in underserved areas with insufficient staff are more likely to give their residents antipsychotic drugs, a new study from researchers at NYU’s nursing and medical schools has found. read more

Columbia cancels in-person classes; protesters arrested at Yale and NYU: Updates

Following a weekend of protests, Columbia University announced classes will be held virtually while police arrested students at Yale University. read more

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

Dr. Uché Blackstock's new book is "as much about my work and awakening as a physician as it is a call to reimagine who we are as a country." ... read more

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU

The arrests at Yale and New York University come days after more than 100 people were arrested at protests on Columbia University’s campus. read more

NYU pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out by NYPD, several arrests made. See the school's response.

The NYPD made several arrests at a pro-Palestinian protest outside NYU's Stern School of Business in Gould Plaza. read more

Columbia, NYU, The New School…MIT, Tufts, Emerson… Berkeley, Chicago, Chapel Hill… Everywhere…

I went to MIT, class of 1969, so I was a Senior in 1968. It is now 2024 not the late sixties, but rebellion for change is again in the air. I think it is ... read more

One-on-one with CEO of NYU Langone Health

Dr. Robert Grossman, CEO of NYU Langone Health and dean of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, is credited with overseeing and executing this bold restructuring. Grossman joined “The Rush Hour ... read more

Protests at Columbia and other schools escalate

Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus, have taken steps to try to address students' concerns over safety and freedom of expression. read more

Female NYU administrator, 27, randomly punched near Washington Square Park in possible hate crime

An NYU administrator was randomly punched in the face Wednesday in a possible hate crime just outside Washington Square Park – the latest in a recent string of unprovoked attacks on women in Lower ... read more

Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant, pig kidney transplant

A 54-year-old woman from New Jersey became the first patient to undergo a combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant. read more

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on Monday, as the war in Gaza continued to reverberate through ... read more