Scientists have reported the first successful use of a drug-delivery implantable microchip in a small number of osteoporosis patients. Robert Langer, HMS senior lecturer on surgery, led the work.
An emerging movement called Lifestyle Medicine focuses on keeping patients well rather than just treating them when they’re sick. Edward Phillips, HMS assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is the director of the Institute for Lifestyle Medicine at HMS. Alexander Turchin, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is also quoted.
Scientists have created a robot made entirely from DNA that can be instructed to find diseased cells in the body and deliver a payload to kill or reprogram them, according to a new study. Shawn Douglas, research fellow in genetics at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, is an author of the study.
The surgery training program at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the oldest and most competitive apprenticeships for young doctors, has been taken off probation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Keith Lillemoe, chief of the Department of Surgery and John Mullen, HMS assistant professor of surgery, are quoted.
Surgery can be risky by its very nature, and the possibility of error or negligence makes it even more so. Hospitals are trying to make it safer for patients to go under the knife. Daniel Jones, professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Steven E. Hyman, a former provost of Harvard University and director of the National Institute of Mental Health will lead the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, a Cambridge biomedical research organization.
