Each year, about 500,000 women in the United States give birth in rural hospitals, yet easy access to labor and delivery units has been declining. Neel Shah (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
David Weinstock (Brigham and Women’s) co-authored a piece about a new class of medications that may cure 95 percent of people with Hepatitis C in only six weeks at a cost of about $84,000 per person.
Doctors use 3-D-printed models of organs and tumors regularly to educate patients and plan surgeries. In the future, a surgeon may repair your damaged heart with customized parts made to fit your precise anatomy. Daniel Jones (Beth Israel Deaconess) and Feroze Mahmood (Beth Israel Deaconess) are quoted.
The phrase “Cannabis Cures Cancer” is alliterative, provocative and begs curiosity even from the plant’s staunchest opponents. It’s also sensational, unproven and, at its core, untrue. Lester Grinspoon (HMS) is quoted.
The hardest fight of Ronda Rousey’s life–understanding how far and how fast to push her recovery–might be at hand. Helen Farrell (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
A recent study led by Irene Davis (Spaulding) sheds light on how to avoid injuries while running, showing that people who land lightly on their feet are less likely to injure themselves.
The World Health Organization issued recommendations for safeguarding the blood supply from the Zika virus, but said blood collection might need to continue in some affected areas despite concerns that the virus may be linked to birth defects and a form of temporary paralysis. Nakul Raykar (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
