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Pathology

What We Know—And Don’t Know—About Long COVID

Some experts have called it “our next national health disaster.” For almost two years, much of the medical research community has focused on COVID-19, and we have learned a lot since the initial lockdowns swept the globe. However, there is much we ...
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Pathology

[Non-COVID] Medical News Roundup 2021

2021 was a huge year for health news here in the United States as COVID vaccines were rolled out and we had to learn several fraternities’ worth of ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Study Smarter with These Three Strategies

The fall semester is coming to a close, and students around the world are getting ready to do battle with their most formidable foe: finals. Visible ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

A Beginner’s Guide to Augmented Reality in the Classroom

Augmented reality (AR) offers dynamic ways for students to engage with both course content and the world around them. More and more educators are ...
Anatomy & Physiology

4 Body Parts to Be Thankful For

When it comes to the body, some organs get more credit than others. We have so many songs and metaphors about lungs, guts, and veins, and we even ...

A Pancreatic Primer for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Though pancreatic cancer is considered rare, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death and has the highest mortality rate of major cancers. For ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills in the Anatomy Lab with Dr. Cara Sandholdt

Students don’t always want to pay attention to their anatomy and physiology coursework—sometimes they would rather focus on medicine and clinical ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Frightful Physiology: How Horror Movies Scare Us and Why We Can’t Get Enough

You know that feeling when the killer or the monster is creeping around the corner, ready to attack its next victim? Your heart races, your breath ...
Anatomy & Physiology

3 Dental Facts That Won’t Set Your Teeth on Edge

Between shopping for plastic vampire fangs and worrying that chewy candy might yank out a filling, we’ve been thinking a lot about teeth this ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Biology, Lesson Plans, Technology in Education

Teaching Photosynthesis with Visible Body: A Free Lesson Plan

In any introductory biology class, photosynthesis is a big topic—that’s hardly surprising, given just how important photosynthesis is to all life on ...