A new study has found some signs that ADHD drugs may help steer kids away from cigarettes but researchers acknowledge more evidence is needed. Paul Hammerness, HMS assistant professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, led the research.
Julie Silver, HMS assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, co-founded the Star Program Certification, an evidence-based model of cancer rehab offered in hospitals in 40 states.
For those working in the office while colleagues are on vacation, the absence of disruptions might seem like a help for productivity. So why is it still so hard to focus? Jo Solet, HMS clinical instructor in medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, is quoted.
A blood storage facility stocked with more than 2 million frozen vials of human blood serves as a trove for scientists endeavoring to answer some of the most vexing questions in medicine. Paul Ridker, the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine and JoAnn Manson, the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health, both of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are quoted.
At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, a group of 20- and 30-somethings crowd around an oil painting of a Spanish dancer. It could be any art appreciation class but these are HMS students participating in a course called “Training the Eye.” Joel Katz, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of the course creators.
A new study has found large disparities on health issues among fifth graders. Mark Schuster, the William Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is the lead author.
Parents who smoke could be killing their child’s cough reflex – a natural defense against potentially unhealthy particles that enter the airway – new research suggested. Michael Cohen, HMS instructor in otology and laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, is quoted.
Dan Barouch, HMS professor of medicine, has been chosen to lead a new center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center focused on immunology and vaccines.
