In a new study on how often medication errors occur during surgery, researchers report that mistakes were made during almost half of the operations they analyzed. Karen Nanji (Mass General) is an author on the study.
Aaron Stupple (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted in this article about a series of “listening booths” sponsored by the Lown Institute, a nonprofit that this week was seeking impromptu input from patients.
Doctors may be inadvertently discouraging some parents from having their preteens vaccinated against human papillomavirus, according to a new study that suggests clinicians often don’t recommend the vaccine strongly enough. Melissa Gilkey (HMS/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care) is lead author of the study.
Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School and Boston University have successfully done just that, delivering drugs to treat a mouse diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Benjamin Bleier (Mass. Eye & Ear) is senior author of this study.
A small ultrasound device can rapidly deliver high doses of medications directly to the gut — opening a path to potential new treatments for intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, a Boston-based research team reported Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Giovanni Traverso (Mass General) worked on the study and Adam Cheifetz (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
Even doctors and nurses don’t always follow the healthy lifestyle choices they recommend for patients to reduce the risk of medical problems like obesity, heart disease and diabetes, a U.S. study suggests. Anupam Jena (HMS) is lead author of the study.
A new study of men 65 or older with localized prostate cancer shows that black men may receive poorer care than white men in treatment for prostate cancer. Quoc-Dien Trinh (Brigham and Women’s) is the senior author.
A Harvard University team has reported that a protein called GDF11 can rejuvenate several tissues in old mice. Amy Wagers (FAS - Harvard) and Richard T. Lee (Brigham and Women’s) co-authored the report and David Glass (HMS) is quoted.
