When it comes to describing medical findings, researchers may need to tone it down a bit, according to a group of heart journal editors. Christopher Cannon, HMS professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was one of a group of cardiology journal editors publishing a statement this week.
Scientists are studying how to tap the energy naturally created by people’s bodies—such as heat, sound and movement—to power medical devices without the need to change batteries. Konstantina Stankovic, HMS assistant professor of otology and laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, was one of the leaders of the research.
A pair of Boston physicians with experience working on national health policy are launching a new journal focused on changes in the health care system, including new payment methods. Sachin H. Jain, HMS lecturer on health care policy and Amol Navathe, HMS clinical fellow in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, expect the first issue of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation to be published next summer.
It was 2009 when Rudy Tanzi, the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Child Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, was asked to appear in a GQ magazine photo shoot for a campaign called “Rock Stars of Science.” Tanzi, best known for his work on discovering genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease is also known for his musical talents.
