Why a MERS vaccine won't be easy May 23, 2014 With other dangerous diseases, like smallpox, polio, and measles, vaccines provide protection and…
Ask the Expert: Where does it go? May 23, 2014 Ever wonder why you need to keep getting Botox? Or what happens to the tattoo you’re trying to…
From Disinfecting Food to Treating Burn Wounds May 23, 2014 Pulsed electrical fields reduced drug-resistant bacteria
Women Up: Dr. Elizabeth Nabel of Brigham and Women's Hospital May 23, 2014 Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and professor of medicine at HMS, is…
Education game helps doctors manage high blood pressure more effectively May 22, 2014 A new study from the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
The Sunshine Act will publicize Big Pharma's undue influence on doctors May 22, 2014 The “Sunshine Act,” a transparency clause in the Affordable Care Act, allows the Centers for…
The $84,000 question: Will focusing on drug prices rein in costs? May 22, 2014 The mounting scrutiny of prescription drug prices in the U.S. reached fever pitch when a new drug…
Mammograms save lives May 22, 2014 Daniel B. Kopans, professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this opinion…
Broad Institute moves 800 researchers to new building May 21, 2014 The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a hub of genetics research in Kendall Square, will open a…
A cancer treatment in your medicine cabinet? May 21, 2014 Michelle Holmes, associate professor of medicine and Wendy Chen, assistant professor of medicine…
CDC reports more than 10K toddlers medicated for ADHD May 21, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control reports an alarming number of toddlers are given medication for…
At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC May 21, 2014 Half a million Americans should consider taking Truvada, a pill that prevents HIV infection. This…