Big wind is better than big oil, but just as bad at P.R. June 15, 2014 Patients are discussing what is called wind turbine syndrome (WTS), a condition said to be caused…
Weight-loss surgery can improve diabetes: studies June 13, 2014 Two small studies provide more evidence that weight-loss surgery may benefit people who are obese…
Mammography's limits becoming clear June 13, 2014 Drawbacks of widespread breast cancer screening may outweigh its ability to save lives. An article…
'I Love the Q' June 12, 2014 George Q. Daley on mentorship, ethics, food and wine, and karaoke as the great equalizer of…
Zebrafish Yield Insights into Heart Disease Therapeutic June 11, 2014 New compound fished from chemical library may prevent sudden death in young people
A 'vaccine' for heart disease could mean no pills, lettuce or a gym June 11, 2014 It’s the latest in gene therapy, and it’s lowered cholesterol and heart attacks in mice. People…
Why doctors should follow their own advice June 11, 2014 Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard University, authored a piece in The…
Alpert Prize Recognizes Leaders in Brain Research June 10, 2014 Recipients will share an unrestricted prize of $250,000
Can pharma sales reps influence prescribing for unapproved uses? June 9, 2014 After academic medical centers began instituted policies that restricted sales reps from having…
The health-care industry is pushing patients to help themselves June 8, 2014 It’s the last mile in the race to fix health care—getting patients more involved. Hospitals…
Legalization is just too dangerous June 6, 2014 A. Eden Evins, the William Cox Family Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction…
