The author wrote about her experience with the placebo effect and cites research by Ted Kaptchuk, HMS associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Richard S. Schwartz, HMS associate clinical professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital and Jacqueline Olds, HMS associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, wrote a letter to the editor about searching Google for depression information.
We shield social security numbers, conceal credit cards and shred sensitive records. Now it’s time to think about how closely we guard our genomes. George Church, the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at HMS and David Altshuler, HMS professor of genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital, are quoted.
Nearly one-third of all the money that Massachusetts insurers spent on acute hospital care last year went to Partners HealthCare, according to a new Patrick administration analysis that underscores the dominance of the state’s largest medical provider.
The aggressiveness of a prostate cancer tumor – meaning how fast it’s growing, and how much it’s grown – might not change with time, at least for some men, according to a new study. Kathryn Penney, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead researcher.
Two studies peg down how a bacterium indigenous to the oral cavity can contribute to the development of colorectal cancer. Aleksandar Kostic, a researcher at FAS, led one of the studies. Wendy Garrett, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is a co-author of the Harvard study.
Neuroscientists have now devised a single metric of brain activity that could help to distinguish between different states of consciousness and guide medical treatment for people with brain injuries. Joseph Giacino, HMS associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, is quoted.
A new study found that the use of MRIs to screen for breast cancer has increased substantially among older women. And women who had MRIs were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in both breasts and have both breasts removed. Daniel B. Kopans, HMS professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Seeing people of different races early in life may sculpt the developing brain, a new study suggests. Charles Nelson, HMS professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
