Public health officials on Wednesday approved Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s proposed $450 million research and outpatient center, deciding that the project will allow the hospital to better care for patients.
More than 70% of primary care visits are related to psychosocial issues, including anxiety and depression. Although few primary care physicians currently have the resources to help patients address those issues, a new program at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care may show that investing in those services is worthwhile both for the provider and the patient. Russell Phillips, HMS professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and director of the HMS Center for Primary Care, is quoted.
Deborah Yokoe, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explained why prions might not be destroyed by standard sterilization. Yokoe’s research focuses on tracking healthcare related infections.
Antiretroviral drugs can provide a high level of protection against HIV for uninfected people in heterosexual couples in which the other partner has HIV, according to a new study. Jessica Haberer, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is one of the lead investigators.
Most breast cancer deaths happen to younger women who did not get regular mammogram screenings, new research shows. The findings are a departure from screening guidelines that urge routine mammograms only in older women. Blake Cady, HMS professor of surgery, emeritus, at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the author of the study. Daniel Kopans, HMS professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a co-author.
This week, The Checkup, WBUR’s podcast on Slate, explores the mental health of college students. Eugene Beresin, HMS professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, offered some guidance on what parents should know about helping their college-age kids cope with the high stress of undergraduate life.
Across the Internet, adult stem cells are promoted as a cure for everything from sagging skin to severed spinal cords. George Q. Daley, HMS professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
A team of researchers in the United States and Canada has developed an approach to help low-income children lose weight by reducing the kids’ television viewing time, increasing their sleep time, and encouraging their families to eat dinner together at consistent times. Elsie Taveras, HMS associate professor of population medicine at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, is one of the study leaders.
