In a major safety advisory, the FDA discouraged surgeons from using a powered cutting tool to remove uterine fibroids. Isaac Schiff, chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital; Robert Barbieri, chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Hooman Noorchashm, lecturer on surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are quoted. The agency’s review was prompted by media coverage of the case of Amy Reed, instructor in anaesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
With air pollution getting worse everywhere, we may have to resort to injecting ourselves with oxygen particles. Injectable oxygen has actually been in development for a while now. Cardiologist John Kheir, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is leading the charge.
At least 1 in 20 adult outpatients receives an incorrect diagnosis from their doctor, according to a new study. Gordon Schiff, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Lewis Levy, clinical instructor in medicine at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, are quoted.
A year later, shattered bones have knitted back together, burned skin has regrown, and the survivors who lost legs are walking on prosthetic limbs. What remains for many are the relentless injuries nobody sees. Alicia Quesnel, instructor in otology and laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, is leading a study following 93 patients who suffered ear injuries in the Marathon blasts.
In a week that begins with the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing and ends with this year’s race, children may be vulnerable to having a recurrence of anxiety-related symptoms they experienced after the attack, mental health specialists caution. Paula Rauch, associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, led a new survey about anxiety. Monica O’Neal, clinical instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, is also quoted.
Paula K. Rauch, associate professor of psychiatry, and Gene Beresin, professor of psychiatry, both of Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this post about how parents can help children face stresses and even grow through them.
A five-year old organization based at Boston Children’s Hospital that’s promoting the development of an Apple App Store-like marketplace for patients to choose health IT apps is today announcing the formation of an advisory committee. Kenneth Mandl, professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is the head of the new SMART Advisory Committee.
Young adults who occasionally smoke marijuana show abnormalities in two key areas of their brain related to emotion, motivation, and decision making, raising concerns that they could be damaging their developing minds at a critical time, according to a new study by Boston researchers. Jodi Gilman, instructor in psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead author. Staci Gruber, associate professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital, is also quoted.
The U.S. biomedical research field is unsustainable, creating more scientists than there are jobs, according to an essay in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Marc W. Kirschner, the John Franklin Enders University Professor of Systems Biology and chair of the Department of Systems Biology, is one of the authors of the essay.
