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The following editorial appears in the November issue of Nature Medicine. Read more
The following editorial appears in the November issue of Nature Medicine. Read more
The following editorial appears in the September issue of Nature Medicine. Read more
A version of this editorial appears in the forthcoming July issue of Nature Medicine. Read more
Imagine getting a chest X-ray to identify the cause of a serious cough. The radiologist finds a shadow that wasn’t causing the cough but could be a tumor. In many cases, it is obvious what to do upon uncovering these sorts of secondary or incidental findings — most doctors would follow up on the search for a possible lung tumor, for example. Read more
A version of this editorial appears in the February 2013 print issue of Nature Medicine. Read more
A new study published Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives revives fears about the pesticide environmentalists everywhere love to hate: DDT. Researchers examined 129 women who were exposed to the pesticide as children and found that the women had a whopping 400% increase in breast cancer risk. Read more
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued their final report on the lab mishaps at Texas A&M University, a damning 21-page laundry list of the university’s incompetence. Read more
Last month the state of Iowa shelled out $925,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in 2003 by a handful of people who, 70 years ago, became unwitting participants in a stuttering study that left them psychologically scarred. For some, the money came too late. Three of the six study participants represented in the lawsuit had already died. The cash went to their sons and daughters via their estates. Read more
Biopiracy=stealing (indigenous) knowledge without proper compensation or credit in return. Read more
Not that this news will make anyone feel better, but Harvard University is richer than ever before. The unversity’s endowment grew more than $5 billion during the 2007 fiscal year to reach a whopping $34.9 billion. Read more
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