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Hed-onthewards Innovations in Clinical Research
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Merit Cudkowicz

Q: What have you learned about ALS in the past 17 years?

A: Sixteen gene discoveries have allowed the creation of laboratory models to study which pathways are involved. And we know much more about what can go wrong in the brain that causes motor neurons to die.

“The genetics field is not on a trajectory where you’ll be able to customize your children any way you want.”

Are Physicians Wired for Empathy?

Brain studies suggest that doctors learn to suppress normal responses to patients’ suffering.

The End of the Physical?

Many doctors and patients still swear by an annual visit. But this expensive habit may not be the best way to head off disease.

Efficiency for ORs

Hospitals around the nation have adopted ways to help alleviate delays in operating rooms.

The Upside to Full Disclosure

After instituting "disclosure, apology and offer" policies, hospitals have seen a drop in malpractice lawsuits.

A Potent History

A timeline of pivotal testosterone therapy events through history.

Video: Deaths, Good and Bad

Vicki Jackson, director of the Palliative Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, interviews doctors Danielle Ofri and Charles Bardes on their thoughts on death.

message from mgh

Peter L. Slavin and David F. Torchiana discuss the Boston Marathon bombing and empathic care.

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4 Height, in feet, of “Rosie,” a UV-C room disinfection robot developed by Xenex Healthcare Services, nicknamed for the robot housekeeper on the TV show The Jetsons.