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A study of 27 U.S. orthopedic surgery residents found their mean amount of daily sleep was 5.3 hours, with ranges of 2.8 hours to 7.2 hours, researchers say.

Bruce Walker, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard, talks about his article in the July issue of Scientific American magazine called Controlling HIV, about rare individuals who never develop AIDS after being infected by HIV.

While immediate postexposure treatment for suspected HIV is critical, pre-exposure preventive treatment is a newer method that may be effective for people in high-risk groups, states a review of evidence published in CMAJ .

"We're trying to not have empathy and compassion feel like one extra thing you have to do.

While many would feel the pressure of working on a trauma team at Massachusetts General Hospital, Marine Corps veteran Jessica Kent is undaunted by her work as a certified surgical scrub technician.

From the Center for Human Genetic Research , the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology , Department of Neurology, the Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group , the J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center , the Neuroradiology Service , Department of Radiology, and the Department of Emergency Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital, ... (more)

The May edition of JAMA's Archives of Surgery reports that surgical residents are often exhausted during their awake-time. The study reports that medical errors are a worldwide problem, with increasing numbers of publications suggesting that fatigue could be a considerable contributing factor for medical errors.

Marie Stewart loved her job, even though the 71-year-old grandmother found working as a school crossing guard on Ferry Street a dangerous assignment.

But even when a case is dismissed, the road is typically long for both doctors and the patients suing, researchers said.

A MAN with one clock knows what time it is, goes the old saw, a man with two is never sure.

Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer.

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A 58-year-old woman, paralyzed for almost 15 years, uses her thoughts to control a robotic arm, grasp a bottle of coffee, serve herself a drink, and return the bottle to the table.

It is surprisingly common for surgical residents to be fatigued, adding to concerns about how long hours and nighttime shifts could contribute to serious medical mistakes, a new study shows.

The use of oral contraceptives by younger women or hormone therapy by older women may be linked with inflammatory bowel disease, new research indicates. Birth control pills are associated with a higher risk for Crohn's disease, said researcher Dr.

Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer.

Runners in the third annual Run-Walk to Home Base finished under the shadow of the Green Monster at Fenway Park.

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston have determined that pediatric epilepsy significantly impacts sleep patterns for the child and parents.

On April 12, 2011, nearly fifteen years after she became paralyzed and unable to speak, a woman controlled a robotic arm by thinking about moving her arm and hand to lift a bottle of coffee to her mouth and take a drink.

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man from a charter vessel 19 miles southeast of Gloucester, Mass., Thursday.