The Entrepreneurial Woman Doctor
Speaker: Dr. Anne Koch Lunch will be served. RSVP here .
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Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
We will be discussing volunteer opportunities for the LGBTQ community at Harvard to be matched with young women and girls who are LGBTQ or questioning and looking for a mentor similar to them. Join the sisterhood of more than 2,400 women who are getting #Girls2Great! Being a Big Sister is about...
LAHMS presents...OUT in MEDICINE
Organizers: Aliya Feroe - Harvard Medical School, Class of 2021 and Jacqueline Boehme, MD - BWH Anesthesiology, PGY-2 Panel Members: Moderator: Jessica Halem - Harvard Medical School, LGBT Program Director Mary Montgomery, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dept of Infectious Diseases Ole-Petter...
The Massachusetts Medical Society's Committee: LGBTQ Mentoring and Networking Reception: a gathering for state-wide LGBTQ physicians, medical students and allies
This event is free. Cash Bar. RSVP: etally@mms.org.
Research
The focus of our research is type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that causes the loss of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented or cured. Our goal is to change this by exploring new strategies to shut-down the autoimmune attack on the pancreas and to protect...
Celebrating the LGBT Community
Members of the LGBT community at HMS and HSDM came together—at a reception for the LGBT Advisory Committee and at National Coming Out Day —to celebrate past accomplishments and forge a new path for the future. Read the full story here.
Mifepristone May Halt Growth of Intracranial Tumor That Causes Hearing Loss
Boston, Mass. — Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved for chemical abortion, prevents the growth of vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma) cells. This sometimes-lethal intracranial tumor typically causes hearing loss and...
Pathophysiology of Dystonia
Dystonia is a movement disorder of yet unknown causes and pathophysiology. It is characterized by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal, often repetitive, movements, postures, or both. Focal dystonias are the most common forms of dystonia and can affect different muscle...