While, the majority of Americans say they’d rather die at home, in many cases, that’s not what happens. Among people 65 years of age or more, 63 percent die in hospitals or nursing homes, federal statistics suggest, frequently receiving treatment that’s painful, invasive and ultimately ineffective. Angelo Volandes, assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Alzheimer’s drug trials have a long and disappointing track record, with many failing to prove effective. But results released last week from an Alzheimer’s study bolstered hopes. Reisa Sperling, professor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is leading the study. Keith Johnson, professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is leading the tau imaging for the study.
The Harvard University Benefits Committee is actively considering offering an increased number and variety of health benefits options for non-union employees next year, including a plan that looks similar to the one offered in 2014 with increased premiums, according to committee members. University Benefits Committee Chair Michael Chernew, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy, is quoted.
Does your diet need a little extra D? For researchers, it’s one of nutrition’s most vexing questions. JoAnn Manson, Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
For the last decade, researchers in the cancer community have been struggling to figure out what research is happening where, each study taking place behind the curtain of an institution that has largely been hidden from public view. Until now. Franklin Huang, instructor in medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is quoted.
When a gas explosion ripped through a crowded marketplace in Honduras last month, Paola Matute Porter suffered burns over 40 percent of her body. Now, she and three other children who were among dozens of patrons engulfed in flames are receiving free medical treatment at a Boston hospital specializing in burn care. Philip Chang, instructor in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Patrick Fuller, assistant professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, participated in an interview about the importance of good sleep hygiene, how the brain’s clock is connected to overall well-being and the problem with sleeping pills.
