Many lab tests may not be needed, study finds November 18, 2013 Commonly performed lab tests, such as simple blood tests, may be unnecessarily ordered in many…
In search of more primary-care doctors November 17, 2013 Amid a looming shortage of primary-care doctors in the U.S., medical schools and innovators try to…
The bottom line? Often the drug companies' November 17, 2013 Marcia Angell, HMS senior lecturer on social medicine, participated in The New York Times’ Room…
Boston medical teams aid typhoon victims November 17, 2013 Doctors and nurses from Boston hospitals are rushing to typhoon-devastated sections of the…
The biggest mistake doctors make November 17, 2013 Diagnostic errors are more likely to be preventable than other medical mistakes. And now health…
Ground-shaking noise rocks N.F.L., and eardrums take big hit November 16, 2013 National Football League teams are racing this season to secure the title of loudest outdoor…
Mitochondrial Mystery November 15, 2013 How our cells’ power packs drink up calcium may unlock secrets of rare, and common, diseases
Kidney Damage Control November 15, 2013 Researchers identify a key molecule involved in kidney failure
HMS Physician Nominated To Be U.S. Surgeon General November 15, 2013 Vivek Murthy is founder of Doctors for America
Brigham and Women's doctor could be next US surgeon general November 15, 2013 Vivek Hallegere Murthy, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will be…
New cholesterol drugs face doctors seeking heart results November 15, 2013 A new class of cholesterol-lowering medicines may struggle to meet sales projections, as latest…
Barriers to telemedicine slowly crumble November 15, 2013 In this opinion piece, the author writes about the value of telemedicine. Ron Dixon, HMS assistant…
