Consumers using national hospital rating systems to judge the quality of particular hospitals may have a tough time doing so because those ratings often … Continue reading “Which hospitals are best or worst? Hard to tell”
A new recommendation that people don’t need to worry how much cholesterol is in their diet, from a panel that recently issued new dietary … Continue reading “Eggs, fats, and the new dietary guidelines”
Ten states are currently considering measures that would allow people to carry firearms on college campuses. And some lawmakers say that arming students could … Continue reading “Will arming women on campuses make them safer? No, says expert”
A new teaching case developed by the STRIPED program (Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public … Continue reading “NCAA highlights teaching case on eating disorders among college athletes”
Two apparently well-meaning legal initiatives from Europe aimed at fighting falsified or substandard medicines could have the unintended consequence of exposing medical researchers and … Continue reading “Is the EU about to make the placebo a crime?”
Scientists have found a biological clock that can provide clues about how long a person might live. The researchers found that people whose biological … Continue reading “‘DNA clock’ can help predict lifespan”
As the Disneyland measles outbreak continues to make headlines and fuel public debate, health professionals seek more effective ways to convince parents who mistrust … Continue reading “Dealing with parents’ mistrust of vaccines”
Franziska Michor, associate professor of computational biology, has won a 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Michor was chosen for her … Continue reading “Franziska Michor wins 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise”
Doctors who ask patients nearing the end of life about their goals and priorities can help shape decisions about the individual’s end-of-life care and … Continue reading “Gawande discusses end-of-life care on Frontline”
Curtis Huttenhower, associate professor of computational biology and bioinformatics, has been named winner of the 2015 Overton Prize from the International Society for Computational … Continue reading “Curtis Huttenhower wins top junior faculty award in bioinformatics”