Anyone in the United States who wants to know if she has mutations in two breast cancer genes has little choice of where to be tested. One company alone has patents on the genes, and that company pretty much controls the market. Heidi Rehm, HMS assistant professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
The effects of going hungry in childhood may be more lasting than previously thought. Janina Galler, HMS professor of psychiatry at Judge Baker Children’s Center, led the research.
The US Food and Drug Administration issued a harsh warning on Thursday against energy drinks and supplements containing dimethylamylamine (DMAA) telling consumers to stay away from it while adding that the agency was “using all available tools at its disposal” to ensure that it’s no longer sold on the marketplace. Pieter Cohen, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, is quoted.
In an era of massive consolidation in the healthcare industry, two major teaching hospitals, including Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and several large physicians organizations expressed interest in merging, according to a memo obtained by The Boston Globe last week.
Talk about clearing your head: scientists have found a way to make see-through mouse brains. Bernardo Sabatini, the Takeda Professor of Neurobiology at HMS; and R. Clay Reid, HMS professor of neurobiology and also a member of the Allen Institute of Brain Science in Seattle, are quoted.
While modern medicines do help us manage pain and live with chronic illnesses, Americans are taking more prescription medication than ever before, leading medical ethicists to ask whether we are taking too many pills for our own good. Jerry Avorn, HMS professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
When it comes to making decisions, it seems that the conscious mind is the last to know. Research by Gabriel Kreiman, HMS associate professor of ophthalmology at Boston Children’s Hospital, is cited.
In looking for ways to fight childhood obesity, an emerging consensus of literature points to the need to reengineer kids’ environments to change what and how they eat. A study by David Bickham, HMS instructor in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is cited.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently started to report medical errors to staff in drive for improvement. Allen Kachalia, HMS associate professor of medicine; Joshua Kosowsky, HMS assistant professor of medicine; Kathy Selvaggi, HMS assistant professor of medicine; and Elizabeth Nabel, HMS professor of medicine and CEO of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are quoted.
