When it comes to health issues that need immediate attention but aren’t life-threatening, more Americans are turning to urgent-care centers—and traditional health care providers are getting into the game. Ateev Mehrotra (HMS) is quoted.
A new partnership between Johns Hopkins University and a biotech company is raising pointed questions about potential conflicts of interest. Eric Campbell (Mass General) is quoted.
The nation’s leading health researchers are getting a new tech tool that could transform the way we get information about the human body. Alvaro Pascual-Leone (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
Marilyn Moy (Brigham and Women’s) led a new study that suggests regular exercise could help boost the survival of people who’ve left the hospital after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Researchers are launching a new smartphone app Thursday that will enable former National Football League players and the general public to participate together in a clinical study to assess the impact of on-the-field injuries on the long-term health of players after they leave the game. Alvaro Pascual-Leone (Beth Israel Deaconess), the principal investigator of TeamStudy, is quoted. Download the app here.
A new analysis has found that doctors who receive payments from the medical industry prescribe drugs differently on average than their colleagues who don’t. And the more money they receive, the more brand-name medications they tend to prescribe. Aaron Kesselheim (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
