Over the last few years, there has been a greater focus on reducing noise in hospital rooms. A study by Orfeu Buxton, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is referenced.
A report Thursday from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details a puzzle solved by specialists at Children’s Hospital and highlights the number of cultures, including Asian, African, and Middle Eastern, that use products that may contain lead. Alan Woolf, HMS professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
Recent research has demonstrated that when doctors and nurses inform patients about a laundry list of symptoms that a drug can cause – such as headaches, anxiety, dizziness, and nausea – they may unintentionally trigger these symptoms via the power of suggestion, according to a new review paper. Previous research by Ted Kaptchuk, HMS associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is mentioned.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced several appointments to senior positions yesterday, including chief medical officer, chief quality officer and chief operating officer.
Marcia Angell, HMS senior lecturer on social medicine, wrote about the upcoming November ballot question on whether physicians may provide a dying patient with medication to bring about an earlier, more peaceful death if the patient chooses.
The Massachusetts legislature passed a first-in-the-nation bill on Tuesday that seeks to limit the growth of health care costs in the state. Nancy Turnbull, associate dean for educational programs at HSPH, is quoted.
Population biologists are turning more and more to arXiv, already popular among physicists, to gain wider readership and rapid reviews of results. A recent paper by David Reich, HMS professor of genetics and Joseph Pickrell, HMS research fellow in genetics, is mentioned as being published to arXiv.
New research by scientists from HMS and Tufts University School of Medicine suggests one moderate to severe head injury can disrupt the proteins that regulate an enzyme associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, has established its worldwide headquarters of its new Centers for Therapeutic Innovation in the Longwood Medical Area. Researchers at Pfizer will collaborate with Markus Frank, HMS assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Xi He, HMS professor of neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital.
A group of chemicals found in household plastics and medical supplies is linked to higher rates of diabetes in women – up to double the rate for women with the highest levels, according to new research. Tamarra James-Todd, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, led the study.
