July 19, 2011
Jewish and Arab, straight and gay, secular and religious, the patients who come to Assuta Hospital in Tel Aviv every day are united by a single hope: that medical science will bring them a baby. (New York Times)
July 19, 2011
New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 365, Issue 2, July 14, 2011) is now available on-line and by subscription only. Articles include: “Why States Are So Miffed about Medicaid — Economics, Politics, and the “Woodwork Effect— by B.D. Sommers and … Read More
July 18, 2011
From the start, Dallas Wiens has believed that the face he woke up with after surgery was his own. Not a mask — not the nose, eyelids, lips, hair, skin or gray-tinged beard of another man — but his own … Read More
July 18, 2011
A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia … Read More
July 18, 2011
Ever since he was a boy, Brien Smith, MD, recalls strange dreams that felt as if he were looking through a kaleidoscope. (American Medical News)
July 18, 2011
Research using human embryonic stem- cell lines approved under President Barack Obama is accelerating, boosting a scientific field that’s been dogged by legal and political threats. (Bloomberg)
July 18, 2011
President Dmitri A. Medvedev has signed into law the first steps intended to restrict abortion since the collapse of communism, the latest salvo in what is beginning to resemble the fierce divide over abortion in the United States. (New York … Read More
July 18, 2011
A new plastic surface which overcomes the difficulties associated with growing adult stem cells has been developed, according to scientists. (BBC News)
July 18, 2011
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (Volume 27, Issue 3, July 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Tackling Ethical Issues in Health Technology Assessment: A Proposed Framework” by Amanda Burls, Lorraine Caron, Ghislaine Cleret de … Read More
July 18, 2011
Understand How to Overcome Technological and Data Transitional Barriers to Produce Effective Predictive Measures In Vivo September 14-16, 2011 Berlin, Germany This 3rd annual marcus evans conference will give practitioners the opportunity to evaluate their predictive models, new technologies and … Read More
July 15, 2011
Three weeks before she was due to give birth, Heidi Kauffman of Port Royal, Pa., found out the baby she carried for nearly nine months had died. After enduring a painful labor to deliver Kail, Kauffmann went home to a … Read More
July 15, 2011
Three words to watch out for next time you get a new prescription: “Dispense as Written.†Scrawled across the prescription form in your doctor’s hand — or, more likely, ticked off on a check box — the words may seem … Read More
July 15, 2011
Rejecting arguments that Australian stem cell regulations are too permissive, an independent panel on 7 July has advised the government not to alter the rules. (Science Insider)
July 15, 2011
The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. (New York Times)
July 15, 2011
Doctors are should not accept Facebook requests from current and former patients and should consider adopting “conservative privacy settings” where possible, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. (The Guardian)
July 15, 2011
Researchers have treated the first two patients in the second government-authorized attempt to evaluate a therapy created using human embryonic stem cells in the United States. (Washington Post)
July 14, 2011
Stem cells from early embryos can be coaxed into becoming a diverse array of specialized cells to revive and repair different areas of the body. Therapies based on these stem cells have long been contemplated for the treatment of diabetes, … Read More
July 14, 2011
A University of Pennsylvania researcher has accused five colleagues of scientific misconduct for allegedly allowing a drug company to put their names on a paper that they did not write. (Science Insider)
July 14, 2011
It’s a conspiracy plot straight out of a spy novel: on Monday, the Guardian reported that as part of the Osama Bin Laden capture effort, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) set up a fake vaccination clinic in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to … Read More
July 14, 2011
Targeted drugs or therapies up for regulatory approval would have to be reviewed simultaneously with the diagnostic devices they rely on, according to a proposed policy issued on Tuesday. (Reuters)
July 14, 2011
A daily pill that costs just 25¢ can prevent both men and women from catching HIV from partners carrying the virus. (New Scientist)
July 14, 2011
Harvard University child obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig’s recent claim that some parents should lose custody of their severely obese children has sparked outrage among families and professionals across the country. (ABC News)
July 13, 2011
The gold standard of modern genomics studies, the results of which guide thousands of investigations into the genetic roots of disease and development, are based almost exclusively on people of European ancestry. Unless that changes, most of humanity might miss … Read More
July 13, 2011
Escalating shortages of vital drugs could be affecting nearly every hospital in the nation, forcing delays or substitutions in patient care, diverting pharmacy staff from crucial duties and racking up $216 million in costs to manage the situation nationwide. (MSNBC)
July 13, 2011
Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new study. (Reuters)
