Why medical bills are a mystery (The New York Times) “Rising health care costs are busting the federal budget as well as those of states, counties and municipalities. Policy makers and health care leaders have spent decades trying to figure out what to... »
Researchers warn in a letter that new depression guidelines might be misread by busy doctors. »
A new analysis by researchers at Harvard and Tufts makes a disconcerting point: The revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (aka, the DSM, the internationally recognized guide to classifying mental health disorders produced by the... »
We’ve known for decades that our chromosomes can break and reshuffle, especially in cancer cells. We also see this process, called translocation, in naïve B cells when they start to produce antibodies for the first time: the cell breaks, shuffles and r... »
A bedroom short circuit caused a two-alarm fire this morning at 101 Maxwell St., the Boston Fire Department reports. No residents were injured, but one firefighter was taken to Carney Hospital with a head injury, the department says. Damage was estimat... »
A Harvard/UMass study finds nicotine gum and patches do not help smokers resist relapse. Continue reading → »
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Selected designs will be featured on 2012 holiday card, candle wrap, or ornament Deadline to submit designs is May 15 BOSTON – Calling all artists looking to build their portfolios. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund are looking for help t... »
