Critics say the stream of drug money to top physicians has flourished on a route that remains largely hidden: the continuing education programs that doctors must attend to keep their licenses. Graham McMahon, associate professor of medicine; Peter Libby, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Richard Beaser, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess, are quoted.
Students at schools affiliated with prestigious hospitals may be able to see a broader range of medical cases. Sail Mehta, clinical fellow in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Home-based programs could provide alternative for those unable or unwilling to travel, researchers suggest. Patrick O’Gara, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
A California start-up eager to monetize fans’ obsession — with themselves — has begun mounting crowd-facing cameras in a few sports venues on the West Coast and is hoping to bring the technology to Boston. Craig Malkin, instructor in psychology at Cambridge Health Alliance, is quoted.
Researchers from the Camera Culture Group have now come up with the prototype of the eyeSelfie, a device that makes DIY retinal imaging feasible for the first time. Vincent Patalano, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, is quoted.
Elizabeth Nabel, professor of medicine and president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, participated in a conversation regarding her new role as the National Football League’s first chief health and medical adviser.
A decades old Medicare rule requiring a three-day hospital stay before patients can transfer to skilled nursing facilities may needlessly prolong hospitalizations, a study suggests. David Grabowski, professor of health care policy, is quoted.
