Researchers are studying the ability of beneficial micro-organisms - or probiotics - to treat a range of conditions from eczema to inflammatory bowel disease. Athos Bousvaros, HMS associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
A new ocular melanoma genetic test reveals a patient’s prognosis with uncanny precision and cancer researchers say it is a taste of what may be coming as they continue to investigate the genes of cancer cells. Michael Birrer, HMS professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital; Keith Flaherty, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital; and Evangelos S. Gragoudas, the Charles Edward Whitten Professor of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, are quoted.
In a new study, a team at HMS reveals more detail about the social and psychological factors that affect quality of death. Holly Prigerson, HMS associate professor of psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the senior author of the study.
Researchers have discovered a key molecule in the immune system that may effectively inhibit the growth of melanoma – a revolutionary find that could pave the way for new treatments of skin cancer. Thomas Kupper, the Thomas B. Fitzpatrick Professor of Dermatology and chair of the Department of Dermatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of the lead authors of the study.
A decade after the Women’s Health Initiative report was released about hormone replacement therapy, women are still confused and so are many doctors. JoAnn Manson, the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, helped conduct the study.
Researchers found that Finnish babies who lived with a dog or - to a lesser extent - a cat spent fewer weeks with ear infections, coughs or running noses. T. Bernard Kinane, HMS associate professor of pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, is quoted.
When Lukas Wartman, a researcher at Washington University, developed leukemia, his colleagues sequenced his cancer genome. The result was a totally unexpectedtreatment. Heidi L. Rehm, HMS assistant professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Should patients be compensated for donating tissue? Three Boston ethicists explore that question with a recent case. Robert Truog, professor of anaesthesia (pediatrics) at Boston Children’s Hospital; Aaron Kesselheim, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Steven Joffe, HMS associate professor of pediatrics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, authored a recent article about this issue.
From the weekend desk: Five dangerous mistakes many of us make when using grills and how to avoid them, from Joshua Kosowsky, HMS assistant professor of medicine and clinical director of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
(Subscription required) Assessing the tenure of the CEO, who announced in June that he is retiring in 2013. A dozen years ago, Len Fishman was at a crossroads. He was considering returning to his original career as a lawyer — after heading a national association of senior care providers and serving as New Jersey commissioner of health — when he heard about an opportunity in Boston.
Governor Deval Patrick is scheduled to sign a new $32.5 billion state budget that would probably loosen a ban on gifts to doctors from drug and medical device companies. David Tian, an HMS student, is quoted.
