Nancy Rappaport, associate professor of psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, participated in a television interview about the Germanwings pilot who suffered from severe depression and deliberately crashed a plane into the French Alps.
The conflict in the southern Thailand can make it hard for women to access healthcare, and FGM isn’t on the health ministry’s agenda. Nawal Nour, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
The landmark 2006 Massachusetts health-care law that inspired the federal overhaul didn’t lead to a reduction in unnecessary and costly hospitalizations, and it didn’t make the health-care system more fair for minority groups, according to a new study that may hold warnings for the Affordable Care Act. Danny McCormick, associate professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, is the study’s lead author.
The puzzling case of a 56-year-old U.S. man who suddenly developed weakness, fatigue and body aches is leading doctors to warn that massive consumption of tea may be responsible for some unexplained cases of kidney failure. Gary Curhan, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Michael C. Miller, assistant professor of psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, participated in a radio interview about how someone’s deep inner turmoil can remain hidden from coworkers, neighbors and casual friends.
Edward J. Benz Jr., Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine and chief executive of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, announced that he would step down as CEO at Dana-Farber after a 16-year run that saw the specialty hospital become a fund-raising powerhouse and change from a regional center to an international destination for cancer research and treatment.
Ultrasound should be the first type of imaging used to assess pelvic symptoms in women, a group of U.S. experts says. Beryl Benacerraf, clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, led the research.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary are developing a new solution for those with vision loss: a pocket device able to warn users when they might collide with an object. Gang Luo, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, is quoted.
Scientists have found some unexpected clues that could help explain why 51 percent of the babies born in the United States are male. James Zuckerman, assistant clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a coauthor on this study.
GNC, the country’s largest specialty retailer of dietary supplements, has agreed to institute sweeping new testing procedures on its herbal products that far exceed quality controls mandated under federal law. Pieter Cohen, assistant professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, is quoted.
