One family's lonely struggle against their child's rare disease February 29, 2016 When you or a loved one is diagnosed with a rare disorder‹like tuberous sclerosis‹no one gives you a…
How losing sleep is just like smoking pot February 29, 2016 Not getting enough sleep at night may make you want to eat too much the next afternoon. That¹s the…
How can we close the black-white sleep gap? February 29, 2016 The “black-white sleep gap” gained national attention last year, when a study on race and sleep…
One weird reason why doctors buy bigger homes than lawyers February 29, 2016 Fear of being sued by a patient is widely believed to affect how doctors do their jobs, causing them…
Mom and dad often catch hospital errors doctors missed February 29, 2016 Parents often catch medical errors that their child¹s doctor missed, according to a U.S. study that…
Human babies from CRISPR pigs February 29, 2016 This blog post about new genetic technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and synthetic biology…
For cancer patients, pain may rise as finances dwindle February 29, 2016 Cancer patients skating near financial ruin will likely suffer more pain and worse symptoms than…
Common antibiotics can cause confusion, seizures February 29, 2016 Doctors rarely suspect antibiotics as a cause of neurological problems ‹ but they should, according…
Setting the record straight on Medicare for All: An open letter from 560 physicians and medical students February 28, 2016 David Himmelstein (Cambridge Health Alliance), Andrea Christopher (Cambridge Health Alliance) and…
Surgeon shortage imperils Africa February 27, 2016 In Africa, surgical problems account for a significant proportion of the disease burden. John Meara…
Meet the northern Maine native who graduated with NASA¹s first half-female astronaut class February 27, 2016 Jessica Meir (Mass General) participated in a Q&A about her training as a NASA astronaut.
Fight over garden's fate, Children's expansion spills over into hearing February 26, 2016 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health held a hearing about Boston Children’s Hospital’s…
