A person’s skin pigment, which determines hair color and skin tone, is influenced by the melanocortin-1 (MC1R) gene receptor. For the population’s one to two percent of redheads, a mutation in MC1R accounts for their red hair color and typical light skin. Now researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Boston University School […]
Bringing Intention, Attention, and Reflection to Clinical Practice Prescribing clinicians, including doctors of medicine, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are invited to take part in the Resilience and Mindfulness Program, which will address the stress associated with practicing medicine in today’s health care environment. The course is designed to enhance clinicians’ satisfaction with their work […]
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Anand Devaiah, MD, FACS, has co-authored a new textbook, “Otology and Neurotology: Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. “This book is an invaluable reference for residents, fellows, allied health professionals, comprehensive otolaryngologists, otologists, neurologists, and skull base surgeons,” said Dr. Devaiah. “Otology and Neurotology” […]
In a first of its kind study, researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University (BU) found that African-American women who were overweight or obese had a greater risk of delayed conception and infertility when compared with women who were of normal weight. In addition, women who had larger waist circumferences and greater […]
The Boston Marathon bombing brought international attention back to the devastating effects of terrorism. There were numerous victims with severe injuries that needed immediate attention. A novel study in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), presents cases from Boston-area hospitals where victims were […]
In an article published in this month’s issue of Pediatrics In Review, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) stress the importance of physicians recognizing that many mothers use herbal supplements while breastfeeding in order to make accurate health assessments for both mother and child. In the US, no existing regulatory guidelines set a […]
White coat ceremony highlights transformative process The 2013 White Coat Ceremony held on Talbot Green August 5 marked a threshold for the 165 members of the BUSM Class of 2017; it is the beginning of a transformative process that will take them from their current life experience to the role of healer. Keynote speaker Robert […]
Patricia Resick, PhD, ABPP, professor of psychiatry and psychology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), received the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division of Trauma Psychology Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of Trauma Psychology in Honolulu on Aug. 2. This award recognizes a senior distinguished psychologist who has made outstanding contributions to science, […]
Vincent Falanga, MD, FACP, has been appointed the Barbara A. Gilchrest Professor of Dermatology as well as the director and vice chair of research in the department of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) effective July 1. He also is a professor of biochemistry and the director of the Dermatology Residency Program and […]
Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry and assistant dean for research at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), received the Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) at the annual conference of the Society for Clinical Psychology in Honolulu on Aug. 1. Approximately 7.7 million adults are affected […]