Lower nurse-to-patient ratio saves lives

Changes to nurse staffing can save lives, shorten hospital stays, prevent burnout, and improve job satisfaction, research finds.

Michele Berger-Penn • futurity
May 20, 2021 ~5 min

Researchers reprogram cells to fight brain cancer

Regulatory T cells in the brain can be reprogrammed from guarding glioblastoma tumors to attacking them from within.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 13, 2021 ~5 min


COVID-19 Guides Hospitals of the Future

VOA Learning English • voa
April 27, 2021 ~5 min

Harvard launches new Ph.D. program in quantum science

Today, the University launched one of the world’s first Ph.D. programs in the subject of quantum science and engineering.

Leah Burrows • harvard
April 26, 2021 ~14 min

Our co-workers can influence how we eat, study finds

People in our social networks influence the food we eat — both healthy and unhealthy — according to a large study of hospital employees.

Anita Slomski • harvard
April 22, 2021 ~6 min

Newly discovered airway cells may shed light on SIDS

Research reveals distinct types of cells that may be involved in breathing-related diseases in infants.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
April 20, 2021 ~2 min

MGH’s Complex Care Service untangles autoimmune mystery

The Complex Care Service was created for patients like Emily Hedspeth who are, as Thompson described, “the sickest 1 percent of the sickest 1 percent.”

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 15, 2021 ~10 min

THC and CBD content on labels of medicinal products may be inaccurate

A study of metabolites in the urine of patients taking medical cannabis products shows that the actual THC or CBD content is often different from what they expect.

Malorye Branca • harvard
April 12, 2021 ~3 min


Hospital COVID policies failed perinatal patients and nurses

People who gave birth in the hospital and their nurses report the negative consequences of hospitals' pandemic policies in a new study.

Jake Ellison-U. Washington • futurity
April 9, 2021 ~9 min

Why ice cream hurts your teeth and how to stop it

Odontoblasts have a newly discovered function: sensing cold, which can trigger pain in teeth. But scientists have also found a way to block the pathway to cold-sensitive teeth.

Anita Slomski • harvard
April 6, 2021 ~6 min

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