Granville Coggs (1925–2019) – WWII pilot, pioneering radiologist, and inspiration to minorities in medicine

Role models play an important role in firing the imagination of medical students and residents, and when it comes to attracting and sustaining under-represented minorities in fields such as medicine, the inspiring stories of minority physicians can make an especially important contribution. One such physician was Granville Coggs, an Arkansas native who overcame a stutter, served among the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, graduated from Harvard Medical School, became the first black physician at Kaiser Hospital, established the San Antonio Breast Evaluation Center, and won gold medals as a senior track star.

Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care

On May 21, 2020, the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) hosted a webinar as part of the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine’s COVID-19 webinar series. The goal of PGSSC’s virtual webinar was to share the experiences of surgical, anesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) providers on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic, from both high-income countries (HICs), such as the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Providers shared not only their experiences delivering SAO care during this global pandemic, but also solutions and innovations they and their colleagues developed to address these new challenges. Additionally, the seminar explored the relationship between surgery and health system strengthening and pandemic preparedness, and outlined the way forward, including a roadmap for prioritization and investment in surgical system strengthening. Throughout the discussion, other themes emerged as well, such as the definition of elective surgery and its implications during a persistent global pandemic, the safe and ethical reintroduction of surgical services, and the social inequities exposed by the stress placed on health systems by COVID-19. These proceedings document the perspectives shared by participants through their invited lectures as well as through the panel discussion at the end of the seminar.

Analysis of Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s MOOC Course, Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management: Focus on the effects of COVID-19

The Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management launched on Canvas in January 2018. This report analyzes student reported data and course generated analytics from January 2018, through July 8, 2020, for the course Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management. By comparing the findings from the enrollment period through March 8, 2020 (pre-pandemic) to the period through July 8, 2020 (during-pandemic), the main goal is to investigate potential shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Trends in Cosmetics Use-Related Adverse Effects: A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published during 1957–2021

Cosmetic and beauty products, though not essential for physical health, go a long way in providing mental well-being and confidence, and hence are used substantially. Increasing utilization of varying cosmetic products leads to a multitude of adverse effects. There is more awareness about cosmeceutics, cosmetic products and their adverse effects, and studies on the same are currently trending. Bibliometrics has become a prominent and growing field of research in recent years. The aim of this research was to assess bibliometric features and conduct systematic trend analysis on the literature available on cosmetics’ adverse effects. We analyzed all the published documents that included the keywords “cosmetics” and “adverse effects” between 1957 and 2021. We performed a detailed scientometric and bibliometric assessment in this field. A total of 4127 articles were retrieved from the databases provided by Scopus, which most were original articles. The United States ranked first and dominated the literature with 1292 (31.44%) documents followed by South Korea 7.47%. Harvard medical school was the most productive institution (1.16%). The study of the adverse effects of cosmetics should be supported and taken up by the researchers/authors from developing and underdeveloped countries.

The Picky Eater's Recovery Book

Are you a picky eater? Do you worry that food will make you vomit or choke? Do you find eating to be a chore? If yes, this book is for you! Your struggles could be caused by Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID); a disorder characterized by eating a limited variety or volume of food. You may have been told that you eat like a child, but ARFID affects people right across the lifespan, and this book is the first specifically written to support adults. Join Drs. Jennifer Thomas, Kendra Becker, and Kamryn Eddy - three ARFID experts at Harvard Medical School - to learn how to beat your ARFID at home and unlock a healthier relationship with food. Real-life examples show that you are not alone, while practical tips, quizzes, worksheets, and structured activities, take you step-by-step through the latest evidence-based treatment techniques to support your recovery.

First person – Conor Herlihy

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Conor Herlihy is first author on ‘ Suv420 enrichment at the centromere limits Aurora B localization and function’, published in JCS. Conor is a Postdoc in the lab of Dr Ting Wu at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, where he is interested in understanding how the genome organizes and regulates itself in order to enable normal development and prevent the onset of diseases such as cancer.

Chronische Knieschmerzen: Vitamin D und Omega-3-Fettsäuren ohne Effekt

Arthrosebedingte Schmerzen im Knie sind häufig in der erwachsenen Bevölkerung. Im Rahmen der VITAL-Studie bestand die einmalige Gelegenheit, die Rolle von Vitamin D und Fischöl auf Knieschmerzen zu untersuchen. Ob Vitamin D und eine Supplementation mit Omega-3-Fettsäuren (n-3-FA) einen langfristigen, günstigen Effekt erzielen, untersuchten Ärzt*innen des Brigham und Womenʼs Krankenhauses der Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA.

Vorhersage der Funktionserholung nach Schlaganfall basierend auf multimodaler zerebraler MRT-Bildgebung

Erfahrungsbericht – Förderung Auslandsaufenthalt Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Cell scientist to watch – Janet Iwasa

ABSTRACTJanet Iwasa pursued her undergraduate degree in biology, with a double major in Asian studies, at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. She then joined the lab of Dyche Mullins at University of California, San Francisco (USCF) for her PhD in cell biology, studying the dynamics of actin nucleation and filament assembly. Shortly after receiving her graduate degree, Janet also completed a course in 3D animation at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Los Angeles, California. In 2006, she moved back to Massachusetts to join the lab of Jack Szostak at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, for her postdoctoral studies, focusing on biological animation. She was a lecturer in molecular visualisation at Harvard Medical School between 2008 and 2012, and then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2013, where she became an Assistant Research Professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Utah. Janet established her own laboratory at the University of Utah in 2018, where she and her group members create and develop molecular and cellular animations for various projects related to molecular and cell biology. In 2014, Janet was named a TED fellow and recognized as one of the ‘100 Leading Global Thinkers’ by Foreign Policy magazine.