The largest study to examine persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns exposed to antidepressants late in pregnancy found little association with either SSRI or non-SSRI antidepressants, and the potential risk with SSRIs to be smaller than previous studies have suggested. Krista Huybrechts, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead author of the study.
Scientists have successfully reconstructed a virus thousands of years after it became extinct, a development they believe could herald a new step in treating genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. Luk Vandenberghe, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, is quoted.
The FDA has advised health care providers to discontinue use of a medical device because of a cyber-security vulnerability. John Halamka, professor of emergency medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
According to a new report, DNA evidence has revealed that two Amazonian tribes – the Surui and the Karitiana – are more closely related to Papua New Guineans and Aboroginal Australians than they are to Native Americans. Pontus Skoglund, research fellow in genetics, is the lead author of the study.
Edwin H. Cassem, professor of psychiatry emeritus and former chief of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, who was a widely recognized authority on issues surrounding death and dying and was a pioneer in end-of-life care, died on July 4.
A federal district court judge has dismissed two scientists’ lawsuit against Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School over an ongoing investigation into alleged scientific misconduct.
A growing awareness of the dangers of sleep deprivation on health - and therefore, its impact on insurance costs and worker productivity - is prompting companies to try to improve their employees’ rest. Charles Czeisler, professor of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
According to a new, NIH-funded study, many new mothers may not be getting enough advice on critical issues from a most important source: doctors and other health care providers. Melissa Bartick, assistant professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, is quoted.
