Self Magazine Yet another sad, unfortunate reason not to eat raw cookie dough Food safety experts say this was the right move. “People don’t think about flour in terms of being a vehicle for which pathogens can exist, and there are people that don’t believe that you can get sick and die from this—but you can,” food safety expert Darin Detwiler, director of the Regulatory Affairs of Food […]
Boston Herald Northeastern mourns the death of legend George Makris If the late Jack Grinold was the soul of Northeastern University, then his sidekick, the legendary George Makris, was the body of the school’s athletic side. A deep-voiced but friendly gentleman, Makris, who died Sunday at 96 following a brief illness, was known far and wide when it came to NU sports.
Becker's Hospital Revew 5 ways we now understand more about patient satisfaction Retail healthcare lacks personal connection. Retail healthcare is impersonal and does not reflect what patients really want, argues Timothy J. Hoff, PhD, professor of management, healthcare systems and health policy at Northeastern University in Boston, in a STATop-ed.
The surgeon general and his brother: A family’s painful reckoning with addiction “We take people with a health problem and we throw them in a place where they’re not receiving evidence-based help, then those folks are released into the community with little support and no linkage to programs,” said Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University.
Axios Hospitals are making a fortune on Wall Street “Some systems are doing really well in this country. That doesn’t mean all systems and all facilities are doing well,” says Gary Young, a health policy professor at Northeastern University.
The Independent Donald Trump officially recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite threats of mass violence across Middle East Many experts have questioned the timing of Mr Trump’s announcement and his reasoning behind the decisions pertaining to the holy city, given that he is “walking into a minefield”, said Dov Waxman, a professor of political science, Israel studies and international affairs at Northeastern University in Boston.
Bay State Banner Buyers struggle with housing affordability Barry Bluestone, Professor of Political Economy at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, calculated what the cost for a homebuyer would be with an average credit score (680–699) and a 10 percent down payment for a $400,000 home. “[They] would need to spend $2,088 a month in principal, interest, and Boston property […]
George Makris; to colleagues, he was ‘Mr. Northeastern’ When Northeastern University hired George Makris as its first director of athletic development in 1977, it didn’t take long for the former 1947 football captain to show he was the right person for the job.
Future historians probably won’t understand our internet “We always used to think for historians working 100 years from now: We need to preserve the bits (the files) and emulate the computing environment to show what people saw a hundred years ago,” said Dan Cohen, a professor at Northeastern University and the former head of the Digital Public Library of America. “Save the […]
WGBH Highlights from the Commonwealth’s highest court The highest court in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court, holds oral arguments in appellate cases during the first week of each month from September to May. WGBH Legal Analyst and Northeastern University Law Professor Daniel Medwed spoke to WGBH’s Morning Edition about the SJC’s major opinions in November, as well as key oral arguments on […]
Boston Magazine Michael Dukakis’s last stand In Michael Dukakis, many see a progressive hero. Others see a presidential flop. Now, in the winter of his career, Massachusetts’ political lion makes his final case.
U.S. News & World Report Doing the gun lobby’s bidding In their effort to give the gun lobby its number one priority these lawmakers plan to hold the Fix NICS Act of 2017 hostage, binding the passage of a law that is designed to save lives with one that most scholars and law enforcement experts believe will have just the opposite effect. While the Fix […]