Medicine
How to Save a Life
Nalini Ambady, a former associate professor of psychology at Harvard, is currently fighting for her life against leukemia. Ambady, who is now a professor at Stanford, has just seven weeks to find a bone marrow match before her next round of chemotherapy. According to the website nalinineedsyou.com, Ambady has a one in 20,000 chance of finding a matching donor.
Harvard-Affiliated Hospital Considers Merger
In an era of massive consolidation in the healthcare industry, two major teaching hospitals, including Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and several large physicians organizations expressed interest in merging, according to a memo obtained by The Boston Globe last week.
Excess Salt Study
Harvard University researchers have found out in a new study that an excess amount of salt factors in 2.3 million deaths annually.
Harvard Initiatives Seek to Draw Premed Students to Primary Care
As the numbers of practicing primary care physicians dwindle across the nation, new initiatives at Harvard to draw attention to the field of primary care are gaining momentum.
Building Memorial Church, Swamping a Celebrity, Resisting HUAC
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Remedying 'Social Evil' and 'Guilty' Liberal Journalists
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Eight Things We'll Miss: Technology
Everyone knows that the world might or might not be ending next Friday, December 21st. Flyby's not in the business of making predictions, but just in case the Mayans were right and the last day of exam period also happens to be the end of, well, everything, we're compiling 8 lists of 8 great things (in no particular order) about the world as we know it, one for each day between now and The End. Today's theme is Technology.
Harvard Medical School Physicians To Launch New Healthcare Journal
Two Harvard Medical School physicians recently announced the launch of a new journal focusing on healthcare delivery.
Admissions Board Supports New MCAT
Nearly nine out of ten medical school admissions officers support the MCAT 2015, the overhauled version of the medical school admissions exam, according to a Nov. 1 survey performed by the Kaplan Test Prep company.
"Stem Cell Therapy and Medical Tourism: Of Promise and Peril"
Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School, Glenn Cohen, spoke at the "Stem Cell Therapy and Medical Tourism: Of Promise and Peril" event at the Harvard Law School on November 29, 2012 about the unique and unfortunate issue of child abuse and neglect which arises when parents travel abroad seeking stem cell therapies, which tend to have adverse effects, for their children.
Predicting A Time of Death
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School didn’t intend to pinpoint a gene that can predict time of death, but somehow that’s exactly what happened.
Fate of Marijuana Law Unclear on Campus
The jury is still out about whether the new legislation means that the University will allow the use of the substance on campus once the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
Cell Phones Fight Disease
Cell phones are the latest tool epidemiologists have for fighting infectious diseases.
Wyss Institute Aims to Transform Drug Testing
With the aid of pharmaceutical companies and multiple federal agencies, researches at the Wyss Institute have undertaken research that could revolutionize the drug testing process.
New Hope for HIV Patients
The discovery of AZT by two Harvard researchers changes the outlook of the HIV-positive community.
Johnson Named Interim Director of Primate Research Center
Associate professor of medicine R. Paul Johnson has been appointed the new interim director of the New England Primate Research Center after Frederick Wang resigned following the death of four primates in the Harvard Medical School laboratories.
Harvard Engineering Students Present Solutions in Medical Device Design
Physicians looking to make surgeries safer took some cutting-edge questions in medical device design to a group of Harvard students, who presented their attempts at solutions this week.
New Details Emerge in Case of Primate Death at HMS
The primate, which has been identified as a marmoset, died in the New England Primate Research Center in Southborough, Mass. after escaping from its cage, being caught with a net by NEPRC staff, and undergoing an imaging procedure.
Harvard Researcher Develops New Method for Autism Diagnosis
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed a new web-based diagnostic procedure to identify autism more quickly, which they hope will allow clinicians to provide better care to their patients.
Genetic Mutations Linked to Autism
Individuals with mutations in specific genes have a high risk of autism, according to scientists working independently at Harvard, Yale, and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Group Spreads Awareness About Hep B Virus
In an effort to draw attention to the prevalence and danger of Hepatitis B, the Hepatitis B Virus Team has launched a week-long awareness campaign that includes jade-colored cupcakes, make-your-own plushie toys, and a forum discussion.
Doctors Describe Tough Work, Life Balance
Three doctors from Brigham and Women’s Hospital spoke Wednesday night on how they balanced their medical careers and personal lives.
Fulfilled Physicians
Dr. Connie Rhee assures hopeful premeds that one can achieve a balanced life while pursuing a medical career.