According to a new study, when given additional information, prostate cancer patients are less likely to remain undecided about which treatment they want and are less likely to want their prostates removed. Michael J. Barry, HMS clinical professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Scientists at Harvard have created a kind of ‘cyborg’ human tissue through a 3D network of nanowires. Daniel Kohane, HMS professor of anaesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital and Robert Langer, HMS senior lecturer on surgery, were part of the research team.
A parent’s thrifty ways can produce a bounty of benefits for the kids, according to experts. Susan Linn, HMS instructor in psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
Marvin Wang, HMS assistant professor of pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, was recently a guest on Radio Boston to discuss the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated policy stating that the health benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks of the procedure.
Americans spent more than $23 billion last year for cancer drugs, more than we paid for prescriptions to treat anything else. But many oncologists are starting to question what we are getting in return for thatbill, whether the war on cancer has become too much of a race to produce the next blockbuster. Lowell Schnipper, the Theodore W. and Evelyn G. Berenson Professor of Medicine at B eth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Numerous surveys have found that patients want immediate access to the results of their laboratory and other diagnostic tests. In an era of transparency and patient engagement, they are getting their wish. Tom Delbanco, the Richard A. and Florence Koplow-James L. Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Men treated for prostate cancer who took aspirin regularly for other medical conditionswere less likely to die of their cancer than patients who weren’t taking aspirin, according to a new study. Andrew T. Chan, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
In laboratories around the world, genetic researchers using tools that are ever more sophisticated to peer into the DNA of cells are increasingly finding things they were not looking for, including information that could make a big difference to an anonymous donor. Robert C. Green, HMS lecturer on medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Football teams of the future — even high school squads on limited budgets — may someday have a new tool to check players for brain injuries. It’s a special form of headgear, packed with sensors that read the brain waves of athletes after they come off the field, thus detecting changes caused by the trauma of hard knocks. Matti S. Hamalainen, HMS associate professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Scientists say that belly fat is strangely complex and widely misunderstood and that of the two types, one is associated with health risks. Steven Grinspoon, HMS professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
