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City of San Francisco to Repave Parnassus Avenue Through July The City of San Francisco plans to repave Parnassus Avenue between 5th Ave and Clayton Street. The work, which will include providing new curb modifications for disabled access, is scheduled to begin at 5th Avenue and Judah on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and finish at Clayton and Parnassus […]
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A girl’s best friend: How owning a dog helps moms-to-be stay physically active Past research has down that exercise during pregnancy benefits mom as well as baby by, among other things, helping the fetal cardiac system grow stronger and healthier. Now findings published online in PLoS One suggest that owning a dog can be a powerful motivator to get pregnant women […]
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Willing a way to clean water Fellow expands on professor’s efforts to ensure clean sources in rural areas With her redesign of a plastic water dispenser, Daniele Lantagne, a two-year Georgio Ruffolo Research Fellow in Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program, has helped to bring clean water to thousands of people. Ayear and a half […]
Potential therapeutic target for Huntington’s disease discovered by researchers in Taiwan, Stanford Huntington’s disease is a progressive, fatal neurological disorder with no cure. But now researchers at the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan and Stanford’s School of Medicine have discovered a protein that may one day be a viable therapeutic target for those afflicted with the condition. According […]
Pain relief for patients in Uganda MGH provides training in technique to soothe surgical recoveries Vicki Modest (far left) demonstrates the use of ultrasound in the operating room to Sadic Kagwa, an anesthesia resident at Mbarara. “Pain control is one of the major issues before and after an operation,” said Paul First, assistant professor of […]
The magic of beanbags High school friends bring their game to Harvard David Mazza ’14 (left) and Juan Favela ’14 toss around some beanbags at a Monday practice of Harvard’s cornhole club. The summer before they started at Harvard, high school friends Joe McCormick and Jamie Dickerson drove to Home Depot to buy plywood. “We […]
As Diabetes Emerges, Researchers Track Disease’s First Steps Scientists have taken a remarkably detailed look at the initial steps that occur in the body when type 1 diabetes mellitus first develops in a child or young adult. Nicholas Jospe, M.D., and Deborah Fowell, Ph.D. The analysis comes from a team of researchers and physicians at […]
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WHO’s new recommendations on contraceptive use and HIV The World Heath Organization today issued revised recommendations for women who are at high risk for HIV/AIDS and who are using injectable hormonal contraceptives. The new recommendations come on the heels of a study published last October in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, which found that women using these contraceptives, which are particularly popular in […]
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Immersed in the body politic Anthropologist documents the stories behind population and health policies When Susan Greenhalgh studied for her doctorate in anthropology at Columbia University, China was undergoing an economic and political opening. After finishing her Ph.D. in 1982, Greenhalgh took a job at the New York–based Population Council as “an anthropologist, policy analyst, […]
HHS ensures consumers get better value for their health insurance dollar Administration actions saved consumers up to $323 million Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and some will receive rebates from insurance companies that spend less […]
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