Browse stories by category: Conversation

Stories originally published by The Conversation and written by members of the UMass Chan Medical School community.

• UMass Chan expert explains leading infectious cause of birth defects

  May 31, 2023
• Eating disorders in teens more than doubled during pandemic

  March 31, 2023
• What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains

  March 31, 2023
• How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain

  February 23, 2023
• COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion; here’s how to make sense of the results

  October 14, 2022
• Body piercings may be artistic, but they bring risks

  October 13, 2022
• Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data

  May 16, 2022
• What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?

  May 10, 2022
• Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19 – a maternal care expert explains

  March 22, 2022
• First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children

  February 14, 2022