Posts by Brian Burns
Could This Short Question Help Women at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence?
Mass General researchers were able to identify women at risk for intimate partner violence by adding a screening question to mammography intake forms.
Read MoreHow Changing Laws on Cannabis are Impacting Pediatric Patient Visits to the Emergency Room
Researchers from the MassGeneral Hospital for Children recently published a review paper taking a detailed look at cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits by pediatric patients.
Read MoreWhy We Need a Better Awareness of How Autism Spectrum Disorder Differs in Women
Are the current clinical guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) weighted too heavily toward male patients? That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers from the Lurie Center for Autism.
Read MoreMass General Research Roundup for April 2019
Chronic health problems for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder, 3D mammography in older women and how oxytocin acts on food receptors in the brain.
Read MoreCould Bacterial Changes in the Blood Play a Role in Celiac Disease?
A recent research study from Massachusetts General Hospital points to an intriguing new way to look at celiac disease—by studying its connection to bacterial changes in the blood.
Read MoreFive Things to Know: What Causes Night Sweats and How Do You Treat Them?
Two Mass General clinicians were recently featured in an article about the causes of night sweats and how to treat them. Here are five things to know.
Read MoreKetamine Approval Offers New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression, But Questions Remain
While the FDA’s approval of the first ketamine-based drug for treatment-resistant depression is encouraging, there are still a lot of details to work out, says Cristina Cusin, MD.
Read MoreMass General Investigators Dig Deeper into the Science of Sleep
Three recent studies from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital that look at the connections between sleep and health.
Read MoreFrom the Gut to the Brain: Exploring a New Pathway for the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
A research project led by Massachusetts General Hospital’s Deepak Vijaya Kumar, PhD, will seek to untangle the connections between microbes in the gut and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read MoreEnsuring Adequate Measles Protection is Key to Stopping Outbreaks in United States
The measles outbreaks in the states of Washington and New York have generated a lot of headlines in recent weeks, but the good news is that measles remains relatively rare in the United States – and that is because most people have been vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, says Emily Hyle, MD, MSc.
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