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...Grinstead owes his turnaround to TheraVitae, a 2-year-old American- and Israeli-run company that, in conjunction with local hospitals, offers treatment for heart disease with stem cells taken from the patient's own blood. (Bangkok was chosen as the firm's base because of its good medical facilities and relatively permissive policies governing medical procedures.) Using these cells carries several advantages. In contrast to stem cells taken from a human embryo, they're ethically uncontroversial. And because they're derived from blood, they appear better suited to forming heart and artery tissue. What's more, there...
...came from Columbia, Yale, Tufts, Northeastern, Boston University, and the University of Massachusetts, as well as from HMS, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard College.The forum consisted of panels, breakout sessions, and a networking lunch aimed at encouraging dialogue between students and faculty about HIV research and patient care.HMSAAI President Meera Kotagal, a second-year medical student at HMS, said her group first approached faculty members at the Harvard Division of AIDS last spring about the forum. “Students were very interested in HIV, but weren’t getting a chance to learn very much...
...ethical question ultimately comes down to whether giveaways help or hinder the doctor-patient relationship. Antony says they help by making free samples available to patients and attracting doctors to educational forums. But if doctors get too cozy with marketers, the best drugs at the best prices may not ever reach the patients, according to Dee Mahan, deputy director of health policy at Families USA, a national patient-advocacy group based in Washington. "You end up trusting [drug-company representatives]." Do you believe every salesperson you talk...
...Polio crippled 140,000 children last year, down from 500,000 in 1980. --A simple medical device that looks like a plunger may be more effective than the traditional hand-pressing technique used in cpr to save heart-attack victims. The small suction pump compresses and expands the patient's chest more vigorously, reduces the risk of broken ribs and allows more blood to flow through the body...
Farmer is, above all, a gifted clinician, and he developed in Haiti something he calls "the P.I.H. model," a formula for administering first-class health care in dirt-poor settings. Every AIDS or TB patient is assigned a paid health worker, or accompagnateur--generally a friend, relative or neighbor--who will handle the drugs and make sure they are taken on schedule. The patient is also given what the doctors hope will be enough food for a family of five. "You can't take these meds on an empty stomach," Farmer explains, "and you can't treat a wasting disease...