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Harvard professor to head primate research center May 14, 2012 In a letter sent to the staff of the New England Primate Research Center yesterday afternoon…
Caesareans are cost-effective in poor countries, study finds May 14, 2012 A study led by John Meara, HMS associate professor of surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston, found…
Making gene mapping part of everyday care May 14, 2012 As the cost of mapping a person’s genome falls, some experts and health-care companies are…
College or funeral is mother’s wish denied on DNA results May 14, 2012 Thousands of people in the U.S. are undergoing DNA testing for research purposes and aren’t…
Laxative-free scans work almost as well as colonoscopies May 14, 2012 Colon cancer screenings that don’t require laxatives are almost as effective as colonoscopies and…
Clock ticking as Alzheimer’s strategy sets 2025 goal for better ways to treat, stall, disease May 14, 2012 The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to…
Proton beams vs. radiation May 14, 2012 Massachusetts General Hospital in the next few weeks will launch a large, long-awaited test of…
In health care, cheaper can mean better May 14, 2012 Donald Berwick, HMS lecturer on health care policy, wrote an editorial in today’s Boston Globe…
Hands-on medical education in Rwanda May 13, 2012 The Harvard School of Public Health is working with the Rwandan Ministry of Health to teach a…
Girl named Grace a gift to family, science May 13, 2012 With the help of Boston scientists, one family turned the unthinkable into a future ruled by hope…
