COBTH in the News
MGH claims breakthrough in detecting marijuana impairment
February 4, 2022
The Boston Globe
Boston researchers say they’ve developed a new, noninvasive technique for detecting marijuana highs that can reliably tell the difference between people who are truly impaired by the drug and those who merely used it recently.
BU researchers may have figured out how the placenta protects babies from COVID-19
February 3, 2022
Boston.com
The study was a collaboration between placental and perinatal researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine; Boston Medical Center; Ke Yuan, at Boston Children’s Hospital; and Dr. Hongpeng Jia at Johns Hopkins University.
New president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital makes medical staff diversity a top priority
February 2, 2022
The Boston Globe
From his first job as a doctor more than three decades ago to his current role in the upper echelons of academic medicine, Dr. Robert S. D. Higgins has grown accustomed to being the first Black person to hold a position.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston to play role in President Biden's 'Moonshot' initiative
February 2, 2022
WCVB
Dr. Laurie Glimcher, president and chief executive officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, said the Boston treatment and research center will work with Biden's team on a host of goals.
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