Experimental technologies to clean infected blood are raising hopes for new progress against an old killer: sepsis, a frighteningly common infection that kills more than 250,000 people a year in the U.S. alone. Daniel Kohane (Boston Children’s) is quoted.
DhruvKhullar (Mass General) authored this piece about the causes of churning—cycling through different insurance plans—which leads to health and financial costs for individuals, states and insurance companies.
The public vigilance that immediately follows terrorist attacks, when people are on high alert for suspicious behavior, soon dissipates, according to a new study using data from the Boston Marathon bombings. Helen Farrell (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
An analysis of 20 studies found little evidence that standing desks were better for employees than sitting. JoAnn Manson (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
A study of Boston men over nearly 80 years reaffirms traditional beliefs about the value of friends and family. Robert Waldinger (Mass General) is quoted.
Sari Reisner (Boston Children’s) led research finding that the rate of psychiatric disorders and substance dependence among transgender women is 1.7 to 3.6 times greater than among the general population.
Martha Murray (Boston Children’s) led a preliminary study to assess the safety of standard reconstructions of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears compared to that in an experimental procedure called bridge-enhanced ACL repair. Early results suggest that healing an original ACL tear without the usual grafts may be a viable option in the future.
An estimated 176 million women worldwide and one in 10 women in the U.S. suffer from endometriosis, a disease in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus. Marc Laufer (Boston Children’s) is quoted.
Sickle cell anemia affects approximately 100,000 adults in the United States. This article discusses potential barriers to care. Niraj Sharma (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
