243 Results
Research Care Delivery

Detecting Brain Cancer

Investigational test may more accurately diagnose gliomas, monitor tumor progression

3 min read
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Research Education Care Delivery

Medicine and LGBTQ health policies

HMS students, physician weigh in on health care sector role in protecting health, rights of sexual, gender minority groups

5 min read
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Research Care Delivery

Skin Tone and Pulse Oximetry

Racial disparities in care tied to differences in pulse oximeter performance

4 min read
Close up shot of a medical professional placing a pulse oximeter on the finger of a Black hospitalized patient who is lying in bed.
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy

Study sheds light on most effective COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

3 min read
A doctor prepares a pregnant person's arm for a vaccine
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Lessons from a Contagion

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, what lessons have we learned?

12 min read
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Brain Circuits and Addiction

Human brain lesions provide lead to brain circuit that could be targeted to treat addiction

4 min read
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Research Education Care Delivery

Pandemics in the 21st Century

Symposium focuses on causes, solutions, to health inequities

6 min read
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Research Care Delivery

Children at Higher Risk

Race, ethnicity, poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

4 min read
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Care Delivery HMS Community

The Best Is Yet to Come

Family Van celebrates 30 years, debuts new mobile health clinic

2 min read
Family Van ribbon cutting
Research Education Care Delivery

Doctors, Sleep, and Patient Safety

National policy leads to reduction in harmful, fatal medical errors

4 min read
Doctor in blue scrubs dozing on a couch
Research Education Care Delivery

A Troubling Trend

MassCPR experts discuss the current state of the pandemic and therapies for COVID-19

11 min read
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Research Care Delivery

Early Warning System?

Accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins can disrupt brain connectivity years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge

4 min read
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