Boston researchers are reporting the return of the HIV virus in two patients who had become virus-free after undergoing bone marrow transplants, dashing hopes of a possible cure that had generated widespread excitement. Timothy Henrich, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was the lead scientist.
Scientists have reached farther back than ever into the ancestry of humans to recover and analyze DNA, using a bone found in Spain that’s estimated to be 400,000 years old. So far, the achievement has provided more questions than answers about our ancient forerunners. David Reich, HMS professor of genetics, is quoted.
While cost is an issue in when it comes to adding more fresh produce and leaner meats such as fish in your daily diet, researchers of a new study say that few studies have actually evaluated how much more expensive a healthier diet might be. Dariush Mozaffarian, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the senior author.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will open a new 30,000 square foot outpatient outpost across the street from the Chestnut Hill Mall next year. Kevin Tabb, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and HMS professor of medicine, is quoted.
On Tuesday, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital provided some of the first good evidence that a more structured patient handoff improves care. Amy Starmer, HMS lecturer on pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is the lead author of the study. Christopher Landrigan, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the senior author.
How does sleep or lack of it factor in transportation accidents? And what’s the solution to the problem? National Geographic spoke about sleep deprivation with Charles Czeisler, the Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine at HMS and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Thomas F. Burke, HMS assistant professor of surgery, and the chief of the Division of Global Health and Human Rights at Massachusetts General Hospital, argued that the greatest inequality on earth is health care for women in poor countries during a talk at Ticknor Lounge at Harvard University.
Suzanne Koven, assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, wrote about the challenges of treating obesity and why doctors are reluctant to prescribe diet drugs to their patients. Lee M. Kaplan, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted. Research by Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard University, is also cited.
