A safer way to vaccinate
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
Big medical data
At the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
New spectroscopy technique could help doctors better identify breast tumors.
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
Research could lead to better ways to heal injuries and develop new drugs.
Inspiration from a porcupine’s quills
Understanding the mechanisms behind quill penetration and extraction could help engineers design better medical devices.
Study: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision.
MIT Medical marks World Diabetes Day with community outreach
Provides information to Institute community members on risk factors for the disease.
A different operating procedure
MIT Sloan’s Katherine Kellogg goes inside hospitals to study medical practices.
MIT Medical sets out to increase breast cancer awareness
Interactive event in E25 atrium offers information, education.
Taking the sting out of medical tape
New adhesive comes off quickly, sparing infants’ delicate skin from damage.
How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
Benefits Open Enrollment for 2013 starts Oct. 30
Relatively low premium increases and no major benefit changes this year.