Jae Kang (Brigham and Women’s) led a study that suggests people who eat more green leafy vegetables, a good source of nitrate, may significantly decrease their risk of developing glaucoma.
Millions of Americans experience mood change during the winter months, when there is less natural sunlight. This article addresses a few treatment options. Steve Schlozman (Mass General) is quoted.
Two physicians, both LGBT health advocates, explain why LGBT patients may want to share their sexual orientation with their doctors. Harvey Makadon (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
Northeastern University and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine are joining forces to launch the Nurse Practitioner-Dentist Model for Primary Care, inspired by the belief that oral health should be part of routine medical care.
Robert C. Green (Brigham and Women’s) writes on people’s interest in genetic testing for both prediction and for a better understanding of conditions they or their family members already have.
A new study suggests that cancer patients in the United States may be twice as likely as those in six other industrialized countries studied to end up in the intensive care unit during their last six months of life. Lachlan Forrow (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
