Mr. Turner’s CTE was extraordinary and unprecedented for an athlete who died in his 40s.
“Stem cell medical tourism” is becoming a global problem–preying on desperate patients with incurable diseases, according to online editorial by lead author Laertis Ikonomou, PhD.
Rhoda Alani, MD, explains how the Dermatology Residency Training Program at BUSM emphasizes support in the transition from trainee to junior faculty member through an extended commitment to the institution in which their training was received.
The professor of pharmacology & experimental therapeutics and neurology recently received the Alzheimer’s Association’s Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research.
A newly identified requirement of a modified human protein in ebolavirus (EBOV) replication, may unlock the door for new approaches to treating Ebola.
Boston Magazine Robert Vinci, MD, pediatrics; Clara Zhu, first year medical student Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) students have been hard a work on a project that has nothing to do with medicine. It does, however, have a lot to do with treating patients. Student quote: “Art is important in hospitals. Healing is not […]
NPR, Shots Blog Mandy Coles, MD, MPH, pediatrics When Wendy Sue Swanson started out as a pediatrician eight years ago, it never crossed her mind to bring up the option of intrauterine devices — an insertable form of long-acting contraception — when she had her regular birth-control discussions with teenage patients who were sexually active. […]
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The Atlantic Mandy Coles, MD, MPH, pediatrics When Wendy Sue Swanson started out as a pediatrician eight years ago, it never crossed her mind to bring up the option of intrauterine devices—an insertable form of long-acting contraception—when she had her regular birth-control discussions with teenage patients who were sexually active. Expert quote: But it’s hard […]
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Vox Jeffrey Spiegel, MD, otolaryngology Mucus is not widely considered a topic for polite conversation. It’s something to be discreetly blown into a tissue, folded up, and thrown away. But the simple truth is that without mucus, you wouldn’t be alive. Expert quote: “Mucus is essential for the protection of your body,” says Jeffrey Spiegel, an […]
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BU Research Ann McKee, MD, neurology and pathology For Ann McKee, every brain tells a story. And sometimes it’s a tragic one. McKee, a professor of neurology and pathology at the Boston University School of Medicine (MED), is the director of neuropathology for the Veterans Affairs New England Healthcare System, and also directs BU’s Chronic […]
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