New research raises concerns about the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, which is widely found in plastic bottles, plastic packaging and the linings of food and beverage cans. Chronic exposure to BPA has been associated with heart disease, cancer and other health problems. But the new study is among the first to show that a single exposure to the chemical can have a direct and fairly immediate impact on cardiovascular health. Karin Michels, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Americans routinely tell researchers they don’t want to spend their final days tethered to machines in a hospital, preferring to die at home with less invasive treatments. But that rarely happens. Now, a new study suggests the biggest reason for that disconnect appears to be the doctors who treat those patients. Ziad Obermeyer, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the study’s lead researcher. Lachlan Forrow, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Liberia is the first of the three main countries affected by Ebola to be free of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Saturday, marking the end of the 15-month-long epidemic in the country. Rajesh Panjabi, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Liberia is the first of the three main countries affected by Ebola to be free of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Saturday, marking the end of the 15-month-long epidemic in the country. Rajesh Panjabi, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
