Researchers in China say that they have discovered a way to make rudimentary mouse sperm in a dish, and used them to produce offspring. Yi Zhang (HMS) is quoted.
Filmmakers plan to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie about the Boston Marathon bombings, including an on-location recreation of a firefight. Mental health experts weigh in on what reliving the event could mean for those in Watertown. Roger Pitman (Mass General) is quoted.
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.
