My accidental success: How I became Head Team Physician for the New England Patriots
Mark D. Price’s colleagues will tell you that he is a top notch guy—a stellar student who earned both MD and PhD degrees from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program (HST) and an all-around fascinating human being who is a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves, received the Bronze…
Read MoreIngestible drug-delivery materials may help patients comply with treatment regimens
Hydrogel-based capsules could expand and reside in the GI tract for days, slowly releasing medication. Around half of all medications for chronic diseases are not taken as prescribed, costing the U.S. health care system more than $100 billion in avoidable hospital stays each year. This noncompliance is even more significant…
Read MoreStudy offers guidance for targeting residual ovarian tumors
Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer undergo surgery to remove as many of the tumors as possible. However, it is usually impossible to eliminate all of the cancer cells because they have spread throughout the abdomen. Surgery is therefore followed by 18 weeks of chemotherapy. Delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to…
Read MoreA possible new approach to stopping obstructive sleep apnea
Dietary supplement derived from tree bark shows promise for treating the disorder. Obstructive sleep apnea, which causes people to briefly stop breathing while asleep, affects an estimated 5 percent of the population, not including the many more who don’t even realize they suffer from the disorder. Patients are sometimes treated…
Read MoreDistinctive brain pattern may underlie dyslexia
A distinctive neural signature found in the brains of people with dyslexia may explain why these individuals have difficulty learning to read, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. The researchers discovered that in people with dyslexia, the brain has a diminished ability to acclimate to a repeated input…
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