A microfluidic device filled with magnetic nanometer-sized beads that bind a plethora of pathogens and toxins was able to clear these invaders from the blood of rats with sepsis, improving their outcomes, according to a new research. Donald Ingber, Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology in the Department of Pathology at Boston Children’s Hospital and director of the Wyss Institute, led the study.
As more patients gain direct access to their electronic health records, some radiologists are leading a push to demystify the medical mumbo jumbo those patients will find there. Faculty from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School co-authored an open letter on the topic.
Some doctor-owned surgery centers may not have all of the emergency equipment a hospital would. Beverly Philip, professor of anesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is quoted.
A recent study analyzed cortical folding for traces of schizophrenia, schizoaffective symptoms and bipolar disorder. Matcheri Keshavan, Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the senior author of the study.
Adults who say they sleep between seven and eight hours per night miss fewer work days due to sickness than others, according to a recent study. Ronald Kessler, McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy in the HMS Department of Health Care Policy, is quoted.
Most women will experience physical abuse at some point, and most of these assaults occur at the hands of an intimate partner. But once it happens, the options for most women are few—and bad. Craig Malkin, clinical instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, was quoted.
