Strange But True: Clintonian helped develop popular health plan
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Dr. Morton Madoff was born and raised in Clinton. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Madoff of 234 Chestnut St. His family consisted of two brothers Irving and Henry who both became surgeons, and a sister (Sarabelle), who became a bacteriologist.
In the mid-1960s, Morton Madoff made national headlines for being directly involved in the first transplant of a kidney from a corpse to a living body. He and a colleague created a serum to suppress the rejection of that organ.
Morton graduated from Clinton High School in 1945. Musically talented, he played the sax and clarinet in various orchestras in the Clinton area. He entered the Navy and later graduated from Tulane University’s School of Medicine. He moved back to Massachusetts to complete his residency at Tufts Medical Center, where he served for many years.
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David Kaplan, the Stern Family Professor of Engineering, a Distinguished Professor, and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of his contributions to silk-based materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Election to the National Academies is one of the foremost professional recognitions available to engineers, scientists, and medical experts. On behalf of my past and current students and colleagues here at Tufts, it is an honor to be recognized by the National Academy of Engineering, said Kaplan.
Kaplan s lab is leading efforts in applying tissue engineering to cellular agriculture (i.e. cell grown meat), the development of 3D brain-like environments in the lab to study neurological diseases and treatments, and the regeneration of tissues, organs and limbs. He is also pioneering methods to manufacture biocompatible medical devices from silk.
Inflammation is supposed to help protect us-;it's part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac disease often have chronic inflammation that damages their hearts, even with no infection present.
Austin doctor tapped to be chief medical officer for Homeland Security
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Austin doctor to become chief medical officer of United States DHS
President Biden has tapped a local doctor to become a chief medical officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
AUSTIN, Texas - President Joe Biden has tapped an Austin doctor to become chief medical officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
Dr. Pritesh Gandhi will serve as the principal adviser to the DHS secretary, the FEMA administrator, and DHS senior leadership on medical and public health issues related to natural disasters, border health, pandemic response, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters.
Even with a vaccine, widespread COVID-19 testing is still crucial, experts say
By Laura Krantz Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 8:53 a.m.
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As collective hope climbs
and doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine fan
out across the United States, many are eager to look past the painful nasal swabs, long lines, and slow turnaround times that mark the countryâs flawed testing system.
It wonât be that easy.
The onset of a vaccine only strengthens the need for a robust and responsive COVID-19 testing system, experts say, and we will need more testing than ever in the coming months because the virus is still raging and the vaccineâs effectiveness remains unclear.