In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus:
Risks
Evaluated for Heart Implants
In an increasingly common dilemma in modern medicine, physicians must grapple
with newly discovered risks that emerge after medical products have been declared
safe and effective and are in widespread use. William Maisel, a cardiologist
who specializes in arrhythmia, led two studies that provide more information
about the risks and benefits of replacing potentially flawed pacemakers and implanted
defibrillators. For the vast majority of people, the benefits still trump the
risks by a wide margin. The results only apply to the small group of patients
with devices that are affected by a recall or advisory.
Upcoming
Symposium on Aging
June 5
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Multiple Speakers
Listed Inside
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside
and outside the classroom.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research. |
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Spotlight
Connecting with Patients over
the Long Term
In this sixth vignette on the revised medical curriculum, directors
of pilot clinical clerkships, such as Stephen Calderwood, explain
how the programs remake
the students’ third year and flesh out HMS’s Principal Clinical
Experience.
Harvard Housing Available in the Longwood
Medical Area
In August, a block of apartments in the Trilogy complex will be available for
rent by Harvard students, faculty, and staff.
Student Scene
Photo by Jeff Cleary
Immigration Laws May Intrude
on Patient Privacy
Tarayn (Grizzard) Fairlie argues that reform of immigration laws and changing
attitudes on immigration may burden the patient–doctor relationship.
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