If you’re a busy professional who loves finding new recipes that are not only tasty and relatively simple, but also offer even a vaguely healthy, nutritious twist, you might enjoy these taste buds! h k The fall is my favorite season, and I’m a devoted lover of all things pumpkin (especially my pumpkin…
What Is Colorectal Cancer?
I work in a cancer research group at MIT that investigates the development of gastrointestinal cancers in particular. Consequently colorectal cancer is just one such type of this disease that has become a regular part of my everyday work life. This deadly condition, however, is anything but routine.pp p What…
The Problem with Dialysis
“Long Interdialytic Interval and Mortality Among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis” Robert N. Foley et al, N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1099-1107 This article in the September 22nd edition of the New England Journal of Medicine stirs up further controversy over the traditional schedule of hemodialysis for patients with end-stage kidney failure….
Science Writing and Editing Career Advice
“Science Careers”, from the Journal Science published this great article today – it’s a content collection comprising links to their best resources on careers in science writing. They all make for interesting reads in general for anyone in the medical communications field, but they’re especially valuable for anyone thinking about transitioning into medical…
How Low Can You Go?
Continuing in the spirit of this month being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the lovely Cathy Miller invited me to write this guest post on breast cancer risk factors on her Simply Stated Health Care business blog. I was delighted that she invited me back into her blogosphere – it must mean I…
Taste Buds #11
If you’re a busy professional who loves finding new recipes that are not only tasty and relatively simple, but also offer even a vaguely healthy, nutritious twist, you might enjoy these taste buds! o p Here are this week’s three tried & tested options: k Peanut Butter Granola Eggplant & Zucchini Pasta Strawberry…
HIV/AIDS and the Girl Effect
THIRTY YEARS AGO Do you remember the summer of ’81? Right now, chances are some of you may be conjuring up fun and pleasant memories to share. Doctors in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco at that time, however, would have some very different memories. Strange clusters of…
Get Your Screening On!
This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, representing an opportunity to promote and encourage screening for, and therefore aid early detection of breast cancer. p What is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of the breast. It arises in the tissues of the breast, most commonly in the…
Paying It Forward
Last week I spent 5 days in Ames, Iowa for the annual board certification exam of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). Thankfully I wasn’t a candidate, but rather a member of the ACVP Examination Committee that actually constructs and administers the exam each year. I’ve been on the…
Dr Ralph Brinster Awarded The National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science The National Medal of Science is a Presidential Award that was established back in 1959, and is given to those who are considered to be “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.”…