Bacteria ‘Rewire’ Epithelial Cells and Drive Disease in the Gut
Alexandra Grote, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was a co-author of the…
Traveling for cosmetic surgery may carry hidden infection risks
Traveling for cosmetic procedures may promise lower costs and convenience, but a decade-long CDC review found that serious…
Medically tailored meals receipt and healthcare utilization and costs in Massachusetts’ Medicaid demonstration
Study design and setting We used a propensity score weighted, difference-in-difference analysis of adult MassHealth members with one…
Defective HIV copies explain persistent viral traces during treatment
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy…
A Changing World: Global Health Meets Modern Travel
Person in an airport holding a drink and a suitcase with a plane in the background. Canva As…
How Is Pfizer’s Stock Performance Compared to Other Healthcare Stocks?
With a market cap of $149.2 billion, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures,…
Gut microbiota may determine severity of life-threatening sepsis infections
Why do some people recover easily from bacterial infections while others rapidly deteriorate into life-threatening sepsis? According to…
Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak rise to 13 – POLITICO
“The situation remains stable. Passengers who got sick are receiving needed care, while others remain in quarantine,” Tedros…
Enabling secure discovery in trusted research environments with improved tooling
Competing interests V.J.S. was previously a research scholar for OFH. M.C.M. is a research ambassador for OFH, is…
The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic Is ‘Outpacing Us,’ WHO Warns
An unusual outbreak of Ebola in Africa is in danger of spiraling out of control. Officials at the World…
Researchers trace the origin of blood cells back to possible single-celled ancestors
Almost all animal species — including humans — have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells…
Czech hospital to monitor American doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda – POLITICO
A new outbreak of the deadly disease began in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with…