Therapy animals can help patients in the hospital heal, but they also may increase the risk of certain infections. New recommendations outline ways to let furry friends lift sagging spirits while keeping patients safe, Modern Healthcare's Maureen McKinney reports.
A pilot group of students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai come from humanities backgrounds and never took the MCAT—and their numbers are poised to grow, Julie Rovner reports for NPR's "Shots."
