The creators of NutriSavings, a company that offers employers a way to encourage employees to eat better, are betting that you would take the time to compare the nutritional information of different brands of foods at the grocery store if an app did the work for you, and you made money off your healthy choices. Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy, is quoted.
A blood thinner already used to treat dangerous blood clots in the limbs and lungs appears to be safer in treating certain heart attacks than the more powerful blood thinner that’s traditionally used, a new Swedish study has found. Mark Creager, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Women going through menopause may have hot flashes and night sweats that last for more than seven years, according to new research that debunks long-held theories that symptoms are mostly short-lived. JoAnn Manson, Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Mindful meditation — sitting quietly while focusing on breathing and being “present”— improves sleep quality in older adults better than other relaxation techniques, according to a study. Herbert Benson, Mind/Body Medical Institute Professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
A potentially deadly bacteria is responsible for one in five sore throats in young adults, a new study suggests. Jeffrey Linder, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, authored an accompanying journal editorial.
Palliative care is increasingly used to help seriously ill adults and seniors. Now medical centers are creating teams that specialize in a more challenging task: delivering palliative care for young children. Joanne Wolfe, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Richard Goldstein, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, are quoted.
The idea that alcohol might be good for our hearts and blood vessels is a popular one, but the science suggesting a benefit has never been conclusive. And some experts believe the evidence is getting thinner all the time. Kenneth Mukamal, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Steve Schlozman, assistant professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Gene Beresin, professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, coauthored this article about anorexia and the restrictions on insurance coverage of the treatment of eating disorders
Leaders from several Boston hospitals met with Boston police to review safety procedures following last month’s fatal shooting of a cardiovascular surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
For doctors, there are rarely easy decisions to be made when it comes to the care of someone who is critically ill. In some cases, a bleak prognosis may require them to advise a patient against continuing their treatment. Other times, they may see cause for optimism, however remote it may seem. Knowing how or when to make that determination is the tricky part. Michael Belkin, professor of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Nicholas Sadovnikoff, assistant professor of anaesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, participated in a discussion about treating patients who are nearing the end of life. Atul Gawande, Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is mentioned.
We’ve all heard stories of injured athletes taking the field, wounded soldiers completing missions, or panicked parents exhibiting superhuman endurance to rescue their children. Such dramatic stress pumps up dopamine and adrenaline, improving focus and distracting from pain. But everyday stress acts differently, new research shows. It can push dopamine levels down, making pain feel worse and harder to ignore, according to a new study. Randall Paulsen, assistant professor of psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
