Care riskier for patients at private equity hospitals

Study finds a steep decline in quality and safety measures, such as fall and infection hazards, after buyouts.

HMS Communications • harvard
Jan. 2, 2024 ~8 min

What Rochelle Walensky learned

Sees major progress in science since 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, but says complications of politics have plagued every epidemic since.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 21, 2023 ~7 min


Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds

Early stage test shows promise, but cardiologist notes more study needed into longer-term, unintended effects.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 12, 2023 ~10 min

How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment?

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 7, 2023 ~10 min

Headache or sore all over after bad night’s sleep?

Sleep loss heightens pain; pain can cause sleep loss. But why one begets the other has been largely clouded in uncertainty — until now.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Nov. 28, 2023 ~7 min

‘When you’re with a patient … their suffering counts more than your suffering’

“The Uses of Haiti: Paul Farmer and the Origins of the Global Health Equity Movement” honored the late Harvard Med professor and co-founder of Partners In Health.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 16, 2023 ~7 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

When fighting anxiety is worse than pointless

An emotion many avoid and view as an illness may actually help us thrive, psychologist David Rosmarin says.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 6, 2023 ~5 min


Cost of treating liver disease tied to drinking projected to double over 20 years

Researchers say planners, policymakers need to be looking to ramp up intervention programs, improve treatment.

Liz Mineo • harvard
Sept. 22, 2023 ~6 min

Why are ineffective oral decongestants still on store shelves?

Drug regulation expert explains how the problem was discovered, next steps for FDA, and the questions it raises about other products, supplements.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Sept. 20, 2023 ~10 min

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