Teams of scientists working independently have for the first time identified severalgene mutations that they agree sharply increase the chances that a child will develop autism. Mark Daly, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, led one of the studies.
HMS and partners are launching a new study on the impact of consumer genomics co-led by Robert C. Green, HMS lecturer on medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
For doctors defending medical malpractice claims, costs vary widely across specialties and can run into the tens of thousands, even when a patient did not receive a payout, new research shows. Anupam Jena, HMS clinical fellow in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a co-author of the study.
A new study has shown that the risk of suicide spikes in the weeks immediately following a cancer diagnosis. Murray Mittleman, HMS associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is a co-author of the study.
A year after Dallas Wiens received a face from an anonymous donor to replace the one he had lost in a horrific power line accident, his new face feels like his own, down to the smallest details. Bohdan Pomahac, HMS assistant professor of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was the lead transplant surgeon.
Joseph A. Grocela, HMS assistant professor of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is in a legal fight with Massachusetts General Hospital, and its corporate parent, Partners HealthCare System Inc., over who owns the rights to inventions he created.
The death in February of a dehydrated cotton-top tamarin monkey at an HMS primate research facility has been reviewed by a federal inspector, and found to be a direct violation of animal welfare regulations.
As the number of older Americans rapidly increases, so too has research into the consequences of age-related hearing loss and new approaches to treating it. Research by Albert Edge, HMS associate professor of otology and laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, is featured.
Altaf Saadi, a third-year HMS student currently participating in the Cambridge Integrated Clerkship at Cambridge Health Alliance, was a guest contributor and described what it’s like to have real time to spend with a patient who is going through cancer treatment and navigating the medical system.
In an effort to connect, inform, and stimulate discussion among physicians about innovativestrategies and quality initiatives to improve diabetes care, the Joslin Diabetes Center recently announced that it will join forces with Sermo, one of the largest online networks used exclusively by U.S. physicians.
For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it’s found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that’s not always the case. Mette Kalager, a visiting scientist at HSPH, was the leader of the study. Suzanne Fletcher, HMS professor of ambulatory care and prevention, emeritus, was a co-author of an editorial accompanying the study.
