Study Finds Health Care Providers Would Recommend Human Papillomavirus Self-collection
Could reduce barriers related to access or to personal medical conditions.
Category: Research
Review of Pathogenesis, Research and Treatment of Amyloidosis Published in New England Journal of Medicine
Substantial progress made, but many unmet needs remain.
New Report on Community-Centered Approach to Providing Vaccine Education, Resources to Persons Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19
May be pathway to getting information to vulnerable populations during a health emergency.
New Study Helps Explain How Elderly Individuals React Differently to COVID-19 than Young People
Findings underscore that age is an important risk factor for the severity of COVID-19.
Black-specific Incarceration Rates are Associated with Black Firearm Homicide Rates
Study highlights how the history of America’s mass incarceration may be contributing to increased violence in the communities that are hardest hit by incarceration.
Study Suggests that Amyloid Contributes to Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Development
Much-needed pharmacologic interventions is paramount to better understand the complex modulators of the disease.
Low Socioeconomic Status Raises Pregnant Women’s Risk of Exposure to Thyroid-disrupting Chemicals
The research by Elizabeth Pearce, MD, MSc, and Cheng Han, MD, was presented at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting.
Study Finds Policy Makers’ Use of In-Hospital Mortality as a Sepsis Quality Metric May Unfairly Penalize Safety-net Hospitals
These findings appear online in JAMA Network Open.
Kayra Cengiz Honored by Massachusetts Medical Society
The rising second-year medical student won third place for her poster search, “Visual Proficiency in Medicine: A Rubric-Based Educational Video for Physician-Patient Communication.”
Researchers Identify Drug Compounds to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases
Research has immediate implications for treatment.