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.
The massacre of nine black worshippers at a church in Charleston, S.C., reignites the question: Is extreme racism a mental illness? Alvin Poussaint, professor of psychiatry and faculty associate dean for student affairs, is the author.
Individual cells have been turned into tiny lasers. The feat allows cells to be labeled and monitored more accurately, which could boost our ability to track the spread of diseases such as cancer. Matjaž Humar, research fellow in dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
