In Print
Photos by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
RNA
Sequence Restrains Fatal Encephalitis
One short sequence of RNA protected mice from deadly brain inflammation caused
by West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, report Priti Kumar (on left),
Manjunath Swamy, and Premlata Shankar (not pictured). The findings underscore
the therapeutic potential of the fast-moving field of RNA interference.
Upcoming
Tosteson Health Policy Lecture Series
Saving Lives and Saving Money Now
March 30
12:30–1:30 p.m.
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Newt Gingrich
Center for Health Transformation
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Spotlight
Photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Services
The Envelope, Please
On the 54th annual Match Day, March 16, 152 HMS fourth-years discovered where
they will do their residencies. Almost half of the students will remain
in Massachusetts, and half will enter residencies in primary care.
Student Scene
Photo by Patrick Ladapo
Conventional Medicine Faces
the Alternative
Now that the National Institutes of Health is backing more research into complementary
and alternative medicine, some alternative therapies are gaining a scientific
stamp of approval. Joseph Ladapo says that this does not mean these therapies
are automatically accepted by the medical establishment.
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