Contaminated Drinking Water Linked to Mental Illness
This article was first published on New England Post on January 23, 2012. Move over family history and traumatic experience, here comes another piece in the mental illness puzzle. A recent Boston University study suggests that exposure to a common drinking water contaminant in the womb and during early childhood could lead to heightened risk … Read more
Dramatic Decline in Veteran Homelessness Inspires Mass. Program
“You’re welcome here, but ultimately we really want you to leave.” That is the message Andrew McCawley hopes to convey to the more than 300 veterans living in transitional and emergency housing at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans (NECHV) each night. “Our emphasis is on helping folks that struggle with chronic homelessness to … Read more
Weighing New Prescription for Doctor/Patient Communication
This article first was published by New England Post on December 20, 2011. Every day countless people see their primary care physician for sick visits, routine physicals, and to follow up on chronic conditions. On average, patients spend 8-15 minutes face-to-face with their doctors. Doctors have checklists that they need to push through in addition … Read more
Second Test Confirms Neutrinos Breaking Light-speed; Physicists Respond
This article first was published by New England Post on November 29, 2011 under the headline Speedy Neutrinos Shine New Light on Einstein’s Theories; What do Harvard Scientists Say. Throughout the world, physicists are peeking out from their customary obscurity in a hasty scramble to explain recent challenges to Einstein’s theory of special relativity. The … Read more
MIT Researchers Operate Unmanned Helicopter Via iPhone
This article first was published by New England Post on November 16, 2011. Imagine a soldier deep in enemy territory at the foot of a hill. The objective of his mission lies on the other side of that hill, but so might enemy forces. Or consider a fire chief coordinating containment of a forest fire. … Read more
Study Links Food Container Toxins to Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Young Girls; Researchers from Harvard and BU Weigh-in on the Issue
This article first was published by New England Post on October 26, 2011. Beth Santoro of Billerica thought she did all the right things during her pregnancy. “I didn’t eat cold cuts for the listeria. I didn’t have caffeine. I avoided quite a few things,” said the stay at home mom and former preschool teacher. … Read more
European Scientists Claim They Have Broken Einstein’s Theory; Harvard Physicist Says Think Again
This article was first published by New England Post on October 24, 2011. Italian and Swiss scientists recently observed particles moving faster than the speed of light, which is a phenomenon that violates Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity. However, Harvard physics professor Gary Feldman is not yet ready to give up on Einstein. It’s … Read more
Massachusetts Tries to Revive Lobster Industry
This article was first published by New England Post on October 6, 2011. Lobster fishing isn’t a young man’s game. The average age for a lobsterman is 57 years old. “If a younger fella tries to get in this business, there’s an awful lot of overhead,” said 58-year-old lobsterman, Steve Holler. “You have to have … Read more
Invasive Plant Finds Fertile Ground in Allston-Brighton
This article was first printed in The Allston-Brighton TAB on September 23, 2011 and online on October 4, 2011. http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/news/x824875827/Invasive-plant-finds-fertile-ground-in-Allston-Brighton#ixzz1jjonWg00 Boston — There’s a new creep in town. It has been weaving itself through fences and hedges in Allston-Brighton all summer long, plaguing homeowners, gardeners, and landscaper. It goes by the name black swallow-wort. The … Read more
Is the Current Healthcare System Driving the Nation to Economic Collapse?
This article was first published by New England Post on September 23, 2011. “Healthcare costs are destroying our American prosperity and even beginning to destroy the American dream,” Dr. Atul Gawande told the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Wednesday in a lecture entitled “The Battle for the Soul of Medicine.” Gawunde is a surgeon … Read more
