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...staff started work, limiting the number of cases young medics had to deal with but increasing the concentration of acutely ill patients in the process. "So it may not necessarily be directly related to the quality of care," says Paul Aylin, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London and senior author of the study...
Midway through “Generosity,” Richard Powers’ stunning new novel, the charming businessman and geneticist Robert Kurton participates in a public debate with an unnamed novelist. The subject: genetic enhancement of human beings. The shy author begins, awkwardly reading from a prewritten speech. But his argument is complex, as Powers writes, “The writer’s thought is so dense that every clause tries to circle back for another try before plunging on.” Even the narration has trouble following the train of thought. Kurton takes stage, joking...
...series of three, Margaret Atwood similarly invents a dictionary for her post-apocalyptic world. But her words are amusing than ominous—the lexicon for a dystopian vision at once entertaining and insubstantial. Atwood’s way with words should come as no surprise. The Canadian author has dozens of works (novels, books of poetry and even a libretto) to her name and a basket of prizes in her honor (a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2000 Booker Prize for “The Blind Assassin”). A blend of genres—pulp, sci-fi, revelation?...
...Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer among men in westernized countries,” said Jennifer Stark, the study’s lead author and a 2008 graduate from the School of Public Health. “It’s also the second leading cause of cancer-related death; it’s a big public health problem...
...What we really want to do is find how we can prevent aggressive prostate cancer from happening,” said Lorelei A. Mucci, a School of Public Health assistant professor and the study’s senior author...