knowledge -WSS

knowledge

author：leisure time 2025-08-04 04:18:06 - browse：6

When it comes to childhood and young adulthood, most people in the U.S. think of carefree times of life with few major responsibilities. But for a small subset of young people, these years also mean caring for loved ones. Harvard medical students Kimia Heydari and Romila Santra both have firsthand experience being young caregivers, and they wrote about this often overlooked group in their First Opinion essay “Caring for young caregivers, a hidden population.”

Heydari and Santra spoke with “First Opinion Podcast” host Pat Skerrett about the unique challenges of taking care of family members at ages when few of their peers had similar experiences. “That no real social structure recognizes formally this experience was really striking for me,” said Heydari, who helped care for her twin brother who has autism.

This can be particularly challenging for students who must often balance the schedules and demands of work and school with their responsibilities at home. Heydari and Santra suggest how schools, the medical system, and society at large can make small changes to better support young caregivers.

Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. And don’t forget to sign up for the First Opinion newsletter to read each week’s best First Opinion essays.

Previous article： ChatGPT in medicine: STAT answers readers' burning questions
Next article： Thermo Fisher plant for manufacturing gene therapies to expand

WSS

Drug for rare kidney disease narrowly misses mark in clinical trial

Feng Zhang, Grail founder join forces on new gene editing startup

Ahead of JPM, here's who's profiting most in health care

GSK Flovent asthma inhalers replaced by authorized generics

Videos point to link between seizures and unexplained toddler deaths

How Vertex's cystic fibrosis drug is changing patients' lives

hotspot

knowledge

hotspot

George Santos makes 1st court appearance after pleading not guilty to 13 counts

White House finalizes ITC's import ban of latest Apple Watches

DIEP, the 'gold standard' of breast reconstruction, is under threat

Federal weight loss drug coverage is 30 years out of date

Sports medicine is finally prioritizing gender equality

Ukraine and a new approach to mental health in war

DIEP, the 'gold standard' of breast reconstruction, is under threat

White House finalizes ITC's import ban of latest Apple Watches

Peter Hotez and the public health issue of online harassment

Readout Newsletter: Allogene's pivot, Illumina exec to lead Delfi

leisure time

How a scoliosis diagnosis changed the life of one young dancer

Changes to biosimilar regulatory framework must prioritize patients

AdventHealth escalates lawsuit against insurance vendor Multiplan

Feng Zhang, Grail founder join forces on new gene editing startup

How a scoliosis diagnosis changed the life of one young dancer

A single drug, study failures leave Anavex with nothing but cash

hotspot

focus

focus

focus