Voter Canvassing in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Saturday, June 22, 2013 Image Credit: Dorkina Myrick, M.D., Ph.D. Today is election day in Massachusetts. Voters head to the polls to select either Democratic Congressman Ed Markey or Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in a race… Read More ›

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The Ugly Truth – NIH Budget Cuts, Dispirited Scientists, and Patients in Peril
Image: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infects a T-cell. Sequestration will cut funding for HIV research, testing, and treatment. (Image Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) I discussed the effect of sequestration on funding at the National Institutes of Health… Read More ›
In Like a Lion: As Sequestration Roars, Funding Cuts Loom Large at the National Institutes of Health
Ah, the month of March: In like a lion, out like a….well, we don’t yet know how it is going to turn out. President Obama signed sequestration funding cuts into law on March 1, 2013. What does this mean for… Read More ›
Spotlight on Brain and Mental Health: T.B.I. and PTSD
The Problem: Traumatic Brain Injury (T.B.I.) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) pose significant annual health risks in the United States and have become increasingly high-profile in recent years.(1, 2) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7… Read More ›