A group of 15 professors has begun searching for the replacement of Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier, who will step down from his post in July.
Researchers have engineered a Cas9 variant that produces almost no detectable gene-editing errors in the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Study co-authors Vikram Pattanayak (Mass General) and J. Keith Joung (Mass General) are quoted.
Massachusetts’ four medical schools are collaborating to help the state find solutions to the epidemic. Todd Griswold (Cambridge Health Alliance) is quoted
Neel Shah (Beth Israel Deaconess) participated in a video interview about the rise in the number of cesarean sections performed and the risks associated with the surgery.
Consumers and businesses across Massachusetts will have to pay more for health care in 2016, as insurance rates rise at a faster clip and some premiums soar by double digit rates. Michael Chernew (HMS) is quoted.
The study found a benefit in men after diagnosis but no effect on whether they developed the disease to begin with. Christopher Allard (Mass General) is lead author of the study.
