High rate of diagnostic error in ICU patients
In an analysis of electronic health records researchers found errors in assessing patients, or errors in ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
Harvard Gazette
• harvard
Jan. 9, 2024 • ~5 min
Jan. 9, 2024 • ~5 min
‘There’s no treatment if you don’t know what you’re treating’
Experts at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School traced a baffling smooth-muscle disorder to a tiny regulatory RNA, solving a medical mystery that had plagued a teen since birth.
Alvin Powell •
harvard
Nov. 14, 2023 • ~17 min
Nov. 14, 2023 • ~17 min
How to prevent Lyme disease this summer
The risk of Lyme disease has increased due to climate change and warmer temperature. A rheumatologist offers advice on how to best avoid ticks while going outdoors.
Samantha Laine Perfas
• harvard
June 26, 2023 • ~7 min
June 26, 2023 • ~7 min
Expanding our understanding of gut feelings
Women who suppressed emotions had less diverse microbiomes in a study that also found a specific bacterial link to happiness.
BWH Communications
• harvard
April 27, 2023 • ~4 min
April 27, 2023 • ~4 min
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