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Reimagining Healthcare for Women – 52% of All Patients
Dr. Kathryn Rexrode, Division Chief of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses gender and biological sex-based discrimination in medicine, the profound effect that gender and biological sex has on healthcare, the short falls in women’s health research, and why she is hopeful that healthcare will improve for women. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard...
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Reimagining a World Without Breast Cancer
Denise Skok, a three-times cancer survivor, twice breast cancer and once skin cancer, shares the medical and emotional challenges she had to overcome to be cancer-free. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University
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Reimagining Solutions to the Infectious Disease Challenge
William Lautzenheiser narrowly survived a rare and devastating infection that claimed all four of his limbs. In a brilliant display of resilience and to cope with his new normal, he turned to comedy, as a way of telling his story in a relatable way. Comedy footage courtesy of STUMPED: stumpedthemovie.com Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard...
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Reimagining a World Without Parkinson’s Disease
Lisa and Patrick Peterson were soulmates whose loving and happy marriage was cut tragically short by Parkinson’s Disease. Lisa recounts their harrowing story from Patrick’s diagnosis to her experience as caregiver. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University
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Reimagine the World Trailer – Keep Going
Patients, clinicians, and family members of patients share how researchers are giving them hope for a better future. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University
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Wyss Institute: Past, Present, Future
Prior to the Wyss Institute’s founding in 2009, a working group at Harvard University assembled envision the future of biomedical engineering. Now in 2023, we see the how this foundation led to successful technologies positively impacting human and planet health. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University