In Print Focus: Ion Channels Hold Clues to Drug Action Gary Yellen and colleagues have discovered that potassium channels in neurons may have a different structure from the bacterial potassium channel that has served as their model. The finding has implications for improving channel blockers like epilepsy and heart arrhythmia medications. MedEd News BBS Bulletin

Headlines Researchers Find Possible Link Between Some Baldness Patterns and Coronary Heart Disease in Men First Healthcare Report on US Children in a Decade Quantifies Hospitalizations, Insurance, and Ambulatory Care Upcoming The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy Leadership Forum: HIV Leadership Challenges in the New Millennium Helene Gayle, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday, February 8 12:30-2:00 p.m. The 5th Annual Harvard–Forsyth Scientific Retreat: Infectious Disease Challenges in the New Millennium

Spotlight Newest Promotion Criteria Reward Teaching Last year, HMS created a new promotional ladder for instructors who have 10 years or more of meritorious teaching at the Medical School. The new Clinician Teacher (Longer Service) criteria rewards excellence in teaching and clinical work for those who may not be as widely published as their peers. Student Scene Student Oversleeping: Mitigating an Occupational Hazard A new pathology has been identified, especially among first-year medical and dental students: tardiness. Sources uncovered by Catherine Chu say oversleeping and arriving late to class and other important activities is getting out of control. But there may be an alternative to sleep.

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