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...fail to distinguish between PVS and minimal consciousness. PVS and minimally conscious patients are at high risk of infection and can be heavily medicated, which may affect their responsiveness when tested by doctors. Popular diagnostic tools may also be to blame. In a study published in the medical journal BMC Neurology in July, Laureys found that one of the main tools for assessing brain function in intensive-care settings - the Glasgow Coma Scale - does not perform well in chronic cases. Laureys wrote that PVS patients should be tested frequently using a standardized evaluation called the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised, which...
...reactions to bad cases of acne. And so an international team of researchers - including scientists from Harvard Medical School in Boston and University Medical College in Tibet - decided the acne-depression question needed further investigation. The team's intriguing new paper, published this week in the open-access journal BMC Public Health, not only confirms that acne goes hand in hand with depression and anxiety but further suggests that teens' mental distress may in fact be worsening the condition of their skin. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...positive news to the Boston Medical Center, a “safety net” hospital that serves many Medicaid-eligible patients. Director of Communications Ellen Berlin said that she was “cautiously optimistic” about receiving more funding, and that she hoped that the BMC would be “paid more fairly” for the services it provides. On the state level, Massachusetts will benefit from funding for infrastructure improvements, including $300 million for mass transit; affordable housing projects; and education aid. In addition, the stimulus package will provide residents with tax cuts...
...Boston-area public service group is launching a new mentoring initiative aimed at helping adolescents at risk for diabetes develop healthy lifestyles. Project HEALTH (Helping Empower, Advocate & Lead Through Health), in collaboration with the endocrinology department of Boston Medical Center (BMC), is seeking to educate children diagnosed as pre-diabetics about health issues and motivate them to change their lifestyles in order to prevent the onset of type-2 diabetes. The new program, called STRENGTH and set to launch this semester, will target children—especially those from low-income families—with chronic medical conditions such...
...BMC: My mother was a social worker, and so I grew up with a lot of social workers for friends. And the era, the backdrop for my life, was the civil-rights movement. So that comes quite naturally to me. To me, there's no point in writing merely to entertain. I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey...