A month after Congress passed a budget easing federal research funding cuts that had gone into effect in early 2013, Harvard administrators said last week that while research prospects may be looking up, the future remains uncertain for scientific research.
Deep-vein thrombosis is often mistaken by both patients and doctors for something else. A report by Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an HMS professor of medicine, is cited. Gregory Piazza, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is also quoted.
A test that analyzes fetal DNA found in a pregnant woman’s blood proved much more accurate in screening for Down syndrome and another chromosomal disorder than the now-standard blood test, a new study has found. Michael Greene, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the coauthor of an editorial accompanying the study.
Hooman Noorchashm, lecturer on surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Amy Reed, instructor in anaesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, have launched a campaign against a surgical procedure known as morcellation, which may have spread a dangerous form of uterine cancer in Reed. Christopher Awtrey, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is also quoted.
A new technology aimed at eliminating genetic disease in newborns would combine the DNA of three people, instead of just two, to create a child, potentially redrawing ethical lines for designer babies. Vamsi Mootha, professor of systems biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Peter R. Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration, authored this piece about medical malpractice and cites a paper by Anupam Jena, assistant professor of health care policy.
Suzanne Koven, assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this piece about the computer’s role in medicine. She references interviews with Tom Delbanco, the Richard A. and Florence Koplow-James L. Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; John Halamka, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and HMS professor of medicine; and David Blumenthal, the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine Emeritus, about this issue.
Parents do a lot more than make sure a child has food and shelter, researchers say. They play a critical role in brain development. Charles Nelson, professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, was a guest on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Nancy Oriol, dean for students at HMS and associate professor of anaesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is featured for her work on breaking down boundaries between patients and medical care.
Aspirin, a medicine cabinet staple for fighting heart attacks and headaches, is also a powerful weapon against cancer, a growing body of research shows. Research by Andrew Chan, associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is cited.
According to a new study, being married may be good for your blood pressure. Finnian R. McCausland, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is an author of the study.
It’s a common scenario: You have an odd pain for weeks or are feeling too tired lately. So you head to a doctor, who may run a test or two. But no clear cause for the symptom shows up. Arthur Barsky, professor of psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
