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.
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.
