It’s the latest in gene therapy, and it’s lowered cholesterol and heart attacks in mice. People are next. Research by Kiran Musunuru, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is profiled.
Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard University, authored a piece in The Wall Street Journal’s The Experts section about doctor’s advice.
After academic medical centers began instituted policies that restricted sales reps from having access to physicians, prescribing antidepressants and antipsychotics for unapproved uses declined. Aaron Kesselheim, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a coauthor of the study.
It’s the last mile in the race to fix health care—getting patients more involved. Hospitals, doctors and public-health officials are pushing patients to keep track of their medical data, seek preventive care and stay on top of chronic conditions. They’re measuring how motivated patients are to manage their own health and adopting a wide range of strategies to help them do better, a concept known as patient engagement. Joseph Kvedar, associate professor of dermatology and Rajani LaRocca, instructor in medicine, both of Massachusetts General Hospital, are quoted.
A. Eden Evins, the William Cox Family Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this opinion piece for The New York Times’ Room for Debate section about legalizing marijuana.
