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From Focus:
Aggressive
Surgery for Low-grade Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Though surgery does not cure low-grade gliomas, a kind of brain tumor, it is
the cornerstone of treatment. Removing as much tumor as is safely possible extends
and improves the lives of afflicted people for years or even decades, doctors
believe. Yet that plausible idea turns out to be difficult to prove. Now a study
by Elizabeth Claus and Peter Black (above) bolsters the case for aggressive surgery
to excise the low-grade cancers.
Upcoming
Health Disparities & the Body Politic Symposium
Making Disparities Count: From Government
Statistics Systems to Action
Nancy Krieger,
HSPH;
John Fox,
Dept. of Health, UK;
François Héran,
Institut national d’études démographiques, Paris;
Vickie Mays,
University of California, Los Angeles;
Eduardo Mota,
Instituto de Saude Coletiva, Brazil;
Godfrey Woelk,
University of Zimbabwe.
Thursday, May 5
2:00–5:00 pm
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
Student Scene
Photo by Patrick Ladapo
What Should Be Covered, People or Procedures?
The number of state insurance mandates for specific procedures now numbers more
than 1,500, up from seven in 1965. Joseph Ladapo argues that the trend raises
premiums and pulls coverage away from lower-income Americans. As lawmakers
across the country consider mandates for gastric-bypass surgery, Ladapo urges
them to keep in mind the tradeoffs. |
