Walk-in flu shot clinic this Friday
MIT Medical wants to help you stay healthy this fall and winter with a walk-in flu-shot clinic this Friday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the third floor of the Stratton Student Center (Building...
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Catherine TuckerPhoto: Allegra Boverman About five years ago, Catherine Tucker was pregnant with identical twins when she encountered a serious medical issue. Her unborn children were diagnosed with...
View Article3 Questions with a student leader: Chief EMT Annie Dunham
When there are emergencies on campus, the MIT Police Department can dispatch MIT Emergency Medical Services (EMS), an on-campus organization dedicated to providing emergency medical support to the MIT...
View ArticleMIT administers a record number of flu shots at the 2012 walk-in clinics
After a record-breaking 3,200 patients lined up to receive shots on Sept. 28, MIT Medical administered another 2,200 vaccines during its clinic on Oct. 11. “This year was tremendously successful,” says...
View ArticleBenefits Open Enrollment for 2013 starts Oct. 30
The MIT Benefits Open Enrollment period for 2013 will take place starting on Oct. 30, and run through Nov. 9. This year, there are relatively low premium increases and no major benefit changes. What's...
View ArticleHow Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
Earlier this year, The New York Times called Jonathan Gruber “Mr. Mandate.” And with good reason: His in-depth modeling of health-insurance markets helped create the legislation for mandatory private...
View ArticleTaking the sting out of medical tape
Ripping off a Band-Aid may sting for a few seconds, but the pain is usually quickly forgotten. However, for newborns’ sensitive skin, tearing off any kind of adhesive can pose a serious risk. Newborns...
View ArticleMIT Medical sets out to increase breast cancer awareness
For three days in October, a team of MIT Medical clinicians and staff members marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an interactive educational event for members of the MIT community. At a table in...
View ArticleA different operating procedure
When Katherine Kellogg did her dissertation research, she was wearing scrubs and making rounds with surgeons. That is not the normal operating procedure for a prospective PhD in management, but then...
View ArticleMIT Medical marks World Diabetes Day with community outreach
On Nov. 14, a team of MIT Medical clinicians marked World Diabetes Day by helping members of the community learn more about diabetes risk factors, treatment and resources. Visitors to their table in...
View ArticleStudy: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Take a moment to consider some of the financial choices you’ve made in recent years. Do you have a consistent approach to your money, either by playing it safe or having a willingness to take risks? Or...
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Inspiration from a porcupine’s quills
Anyone unfortunate enough to encounter a porcupine’s quills knows that once they go in, they are extremely difficult to remove. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital now hope to exploit...
View ArticleTissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
With the recent launch of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel...
View ArticleImproving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
Tiny calcium deposits can be a telltale sign of breast cancer. However, in the majority of cases these microcalcifications signal a benign condition. A new diagnostic procedure developed at MIT and...
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The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
With the recent launch of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel...
View ArticleTiny tools help advance medical discoveries
With the recent launch of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel...
View ArticleProtect yourself against flu
As news organizations have reported, the United States has seen an early start to this year’s flu season, combined with an especially virulent H3N2 influenza strain. But the MIT community is...
View ArticleBig medical data
With the recent launch of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel...
View ArticleA safer way to vaccinate
Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However, this approach can be...
View ArticleMIT students create new medical devices
With the recent launch of MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel...
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