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...general physical check-up in a given year, accounting for 8% of all ambulatory visits to doctors and ringing up a $7.8 billion annual price tag. But by examining the data on eight key preventive health procedures, Mehrotra found that almost all the important counseling and testing - from weight-loss tips to mammograms - happens outside of general physicals...
...School Committee front, previously-defeated member Marc C. McGovern stormed back from his loss in 2005, topping the ballot and winning 260 more votes than his nearest competitor. Veteran member Richard D. Harding was defeated, while another veteran, Nancy Walser, retired and was replaced by her ally, Nancy Tauber...
...decision, its timing and lack of transparency were also troubling. The fact that the announcement was made well after the application deadline seems arbitrary considering how long the housing situation has been stagnating. Although the College will reimburse the application fee, applicants cannot be compensated for the loss of time, energy, or additional fees associated with applying to college. Ultimately, this amounts to a default rejection of some students who might have been among Harvard’s best, undermining the many recent admissions initiatives aimed at attracting the strongest, most diverse, and most interesting classes possible. It discourages those...
...Crimson defense.The first turning point in Harvard’s season came on Dec. 12 against crosstown rival Boston College. Although the Crimson held a 36-27 advantage in shots on goal, the team simply failed to find the back of the net in a 7-2 blowout loss to the Eagles. “That could have been one of the worst beatings we’ve taken since I’ve been here,” co-captain David MacDonald said after the game. “They outplayed us in pretty much every aspect...
...Crimson squandered a 3-0 Ivy League start by dropping three of its final four Ancient Eight contests. Despite controlling its own destiny midway through the year, Harvard could not reverse a late-season slide that left the team tied for fourth place. Though the season-ending 2-1 loss at Columbia dashed the team’s hopes of finishing as high as second in the Ivies, the players feel confident that the team is on an upward trajectory. The late-fall fade represented a slight blip in an otherwise progressive trend—in 2006, the Crimson...