Blood pressure may be key to brain hemorrhage recurrence September 1, 2015 A new study warns that people who survive a brain hemorrhage, also known as a bleeding stroke, may…
A local doctor wants to make cancer research open-source September 1, 2015 James Bradner, associate professor of medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is interviewed on an…
Can some probiotics have an antibiotic effect? August 31, 2015 A strain of healthy bacteria can kill harmful bacteria in lab tests. Andrew Onderdonk, professor of…
Religion rarely part of ICU conversation August 31, 2015 In less than 20 percent of family meetings in the intensive care unit do doctors and other health…
Walgreens steps up retail clinic expansion as demand for convenient care grows August 28, 2015 Drug retailers have found a source of growth in retail health clinics, which have been proliferating…
Next generation: Cell-covered fastener August 28, 2015 Scientists have developed an interlocking cell scaffold for easy building and dismantling of tissues…
First college class: stress 101 August 28, 2015 The start of college is one of the most stressful times in a family’s life. Eugene Beresin…
Let fear guide early stage breast-cancer decisions August 27, 2015 Lisa Rosenbaum, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, authored this op-ed on…
'We were lucky this time': How experts are battling the next Ebola August 27, 2015 We’re over 20 months into the Ebola epidemic, and while it has slowed over the last few months, new…
New site saves student sexual assault reports August 27, 2015 A new website, Callisto, launches this fall with the intention of empowering survivors of sexual…
Google closes Flu Trends, will send data to researchers at Boston Children’s, CDC August 26, 2015 Google is shuttering its flu tracking program known as Flu Trends and will funnel the search data…
Blood test may one day predict breast cancer relapse August 26, 2015 An experimental blood test may one day detect the return of early stage breast cancer months before…
