November 4, 2002
In Print Photo by Pam Murray Focus: Combo Vector Delivers Blow Against Melanoma By modifying the bacterium E. coli to produce a protein from another bug, Listeria monocytogenes, Darren Higgins and colleagues have devised a vaccine that protects mice against melanoma. The researchers also are testing the construct against infectious diseases. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Popular Pain Killers Shown to Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure Early Onset of Perimenopause Linked to Economic Hardship Upcoming Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University: A People Looking Forward: Health Issues for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Ignatius Bau, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Wednesday, November 13 12:30-2:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Photo by Steve Gilbert First Medical Education Day Held The first Medical Education Day was a full afternoon of presentations on innovative projects and current educational issues. Keynote speaker Jordan Cohen described seven predictable realities of medical practice that should inform student training. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay Lecture Series on Medical Mistakes Targets Preclinical Students A lecture series beginning this month aims to introduce first- and second-year students to the issues surrounding medical errors. One of the critical approaches, reports Erica Seiguer, is systems thinking, which looks for causes of failure not in people but in the systems within which they work.

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