A smaller number of older Americans with hypertension could be put on blood pressure-lowering medications if doctors follow new advice from a panel of experts. Randall Zusman, associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
A My Fox Boston segment highlights a story about twins born prematurely at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who now work there with their husbands. The piece features Elizabeth Housman, instructor in medicine, and Sarah Housman, Joseph Grossman and Jonah Cohen, all clinical fellows in medicine.
Part 2 of a story profiling a patient at Boston Children’s Hospital. Colleen Ryan, instructor in psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital; Christine Mitchell, associate director of clinical ethics in the Department of Social Medicine; and Alice Newton, assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, are quoted.
Rafael Campo, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is profiled in the upcoming issue of Harvard Magazine. In addition to being a physician, Campo is a poet.
Research trials that evaluate drugs and other treatments for children don’t always align with needs around the world, according to a new analysis. Florence Bourgeois, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is the lead author. Kenneth Mandl, professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is the study’s senior author.
GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will no longer pay doctors to promote its drugs, nor reward sales representatives based on how many prescriptions doctors write. Jerry Avorn, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Thomas Stossel, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, were guests on PBS NewsHour to discuss the business and ethical issues at play.
Doctors at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary say they get a regular flow of patients complaining of sore eyes, blurry vision, headaches, and muscle strain — and only after consultations do they realize that it is related to excessive use of smartphones, among other computer devices. Matt Gardiner, HMS instructor in ophthalmology, and Steven Rauch, HMS professor of otology and laryngology, both of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; and Gang Luo, HMS assistant professor of ophthalmology at Schepens Eye Research Institute, are quoted.
Multivitamins offer almost no benefit in preventing chronic disease “and they should be avoided,” experts said Monday in a medical-journal editorial accompanying the publication of two new clinical trials. A trial led by Francine Grodstein, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is cited.
The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will no longer pay doctors to promote its products and will stop tying compensation of sales representatives to the number of prescriptions doctors write, its chief executive said Monday. Jerry Avorn, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
According to a new study, doctors’ personal preferences may influence when they discuss end-of-life care with patients. Nancy Keating, associate professor of health care policy, is the study’s senior author.
