NFL's first medical adviser sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta August 4, 2015 Elizabeth Nabel, professor of medicine and president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, participated…
Caution urged over editing DNA in wildlife (intentionally or not) August 4, 2015 Rapid alteration of gene pools could fight disease – and harm ecosystems. Kevin Esvelt, research…
Medicare rule may needlessly extend some hospital stays August 4, 2015 A decades old Medicare rule requiring a three-day hospital stay before patients can transfer to…
Study: The Pill has prevented 400,000 endometrial cancers in past 50 years August 4, 2015 A new study finds that birth control pills have prevented 400,000 cases of endometrial cancer, which…
Spicing up your meals might extend your life August 4, 2015 Regularly eating chili peppers, other hot foods linked to lower risk of death during study period…
Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, inspiration as surgeon, patient, dies at 54 August 3, 2015 Carolyn Kaelin, assistant professor of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who was the youngest…
Summer listening from The Checkup: High anxiety, revisited August 3, 2015 Mohammed Milad, associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is interviewed…
Scientists use stem cells to create muscle fibers in a lab; May help people with muscular dystrophyI August 3, 2015 Researchers found that by identifying and mimicking important developmental cues, they would be able…
Inspired by nature August 1, 2015 Researchers are borrowing designs from the natural world to advance biomedicine. Jeffrey Karp…
