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...advance may also help researchers better understand neuromuscular diseases, Rubin said, because they will be able to convert a patient??s skin cells into the cell type of interest and study the difference between their own healthy and diseased cells...

Author: By CAROLINE A. SOLOMON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HSCI Nears Stem Cell Creation Goal | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

True, public health uses different tools than traditional medicine employs, but it operates with the same intensity as medicine, and with the simple objective of making people better. This summer, I have seen public health fill the cracks in a patient??s well being. T provides the extra boost beyond the medication. Although I have aspirations of being a doctor, this summer has taught me that social workers, therapists, and case managers are equally vital in making sure all of the needs of the individual are met. It is as crucial that our patients can afford...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Teamwork Healthcare | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...cells—any tumor, no matter how small, sheds tumor cells into the bloodstream. These cells typically die on their own, and are cleaned up by phagocytes—a type of white blood cell. The test examines whether markers of ingested tumor cells are detectable in the patient??s phagocytes. The results are then compared to an non-phagocytic white blood cells, such as lymphocytes. Kassis said that he conceived of this approach due to his background in immunology. While this field is typically far removed from radiology, he had a detailed knowledge of it from...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scientists Develop Novel Cancer Blood Test | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...however, is by buying them from students with prescriptions. We disapprove of students who obtain—and use—such drugs illicitly, just as we criticize of any other misuse of prescription substances. Prescribed drugs are not a commodity to be shared; they are intended for the patient??s use alone...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Overcommitted to Medication | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...letters, triggering a flurry of hazmat team deployments to four other hospitals in the Boston area. The letters appear to be from by a patient advocate in Westborough, Massachusetts, said BPD spokesman David Estrada. According to the online log, the suspect is “a zealous advocate for patient??s rights and makes statements critical of the care provided by these hospitals.” No arrests have been made in the case so far, according to Estrada, who declined to comment on the details of the investigation. Although hazmat teams were deployed to Beth Israel...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hospitals Get Suspect Mail | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

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